The first monastery at Lindisfarne was started by a monk called Aidan, in 635 AD.' 'He built it for Oswald, the Saxon king of Northumbria, who had become a Christian.' 'Early monasteries weren't ...

Fans of Vikings witnessed the relationship between Ragnar Lothbrok and Athelstan from the very first season. A deep ...

The Appleby Archaeology Group will hear about the early monastic archaeology of Lindisfarne at their next meeting.

Holy Island, or Lindisfarne, is a tidal island off the ... Despite nothing remaining above ground of the Northumbrian monastery, the ruins of the Norman/medieval priory that succeeded it and ...