Historical place archive

Lindesfarne in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Lindesfarne in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records6 event labels8 people570–866

Historical events in Lindesfarne

570

570
Siege of Lindesfarne
Urien · Military

Dies while fighting the Angles of Bernicia

575

575
Siege of Lindesfarne
Theoderic · Saxon-Briton War

Besieged for three days by Urien the ruler of the British Kingdom of Cumbria

664

664
Prior of Lindesfarne
Cuthbert · Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Prior to Lindesfarne monastery

676

676
Bishop
Cuthbert · Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Bishop of Lindesfarne monastery

687

687
Abbot
Wilfred · Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Abbot of Lindesfarne

737

737
Monk
Ceolwulf · House of Northumbria

Appointed Monk

793

793
Siege of Lindesfarne
Athelred I · Viking Invasions

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

793
Siege of Lindesfarne
Offa · Military

The Vikings lay siege to Lindesfarne

866

866
Abdication
Osbert · House of Northumbria

Deposed after capturing Lindesfarne from the Church

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Lindesfarne. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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