Happy Lindisfarne Day

This is the day that most sources acknowledge to be the dawn of the Viking Age.

“It is the day in 793 that Vikings raided Lindisfarne, the holy island off the coast of Northumberland. The Vikings hacked the monks to death or dragged them into the sea where they drowned them. The chapels and monastery were looted of the riches they contained, much of which had been derived from the payment by the common folk for their indulgences – monetary payments to safeguard them from the torments of hell. The treasure included gold, silver, jewellery, ivory coffins and much beside.” Via Wilson's Almanac

We’ve come a long way since then.