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Siege of Lindesfarne

Name: Siege of Lindesfarne – England factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

England · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

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Athelred I793

Lindesfarne · Warfare / Viking Invasions

The Vikings 1st land off the coast of England looking for the treasures of St Cuthbert

Names involved

Athelred I

Provenance

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