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![]() ![]() As the Chronicle continues, soon after, "the harrowing inroads of heathen men made lamentable havoc in the church of God in Holy-island, by rapine and slaughter". ![]() The image of the Vikings that would continue in the popular imagination was established then. The ancient figure challenging China's history The buried ship found on an English estate Reflecting on the year, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle – a compendium of historical documents that underpins our understanding of medieval England – notes: "This year came dreadful fore-warnings… terrifying the people most woefully: these were immense sheets of light rushing through the air, and whirlwinds, and fiery dragons flying across the firmament." The year is 793 AD and the Vikings are about to explode onto the historical stage. Yet soon, according to lore, that tranquillity will be replaced by blood and thunder. ![]() It's the late 8th Century, and just off the coast of Northumbria in England, Lindisfarne Priory acts as a beacon of Christianity peering into the North Sea. ![]()
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