THE AGE OF THE VIKINGS
Oct 01, 2020
3 minutes
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FIRST CONTACT
Viking longships are seen for the first time, lurking with intent off the Wessex coast.
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THREATENED COAST
Mercian king Offa records in a charter of the need to prepare defences in Kent against the “pagan sailors”.
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HORRORS ON HOLY ISLAND
The tidal island monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria becomes the first known site of a Viking raid. News of the invaders spreads across Europe; many Christians view their arrival as a sign of the Apocalypse.
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MY ENEMY’S ENEMY
The Battle of Hingston Down in Cornwall sees an alliance of Vikings
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