Event: Church/monastery destruction, RaidingAnonymi 1862.attack on church of Saint Cuthbert 1
Scholarly Info
| Description |
Pagans (Anonymi 1862) attacked the church at Lindisfarne. |
| Event Title |
Sack of Lindisfarne (793)/ |
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Notes:
*The Place and Modern Location is deduced from the context.
Persons associated with this Event:
- Agent:
Anonymi 1862
(Pagan people who sacked Lindisfarne in 793) : Anonymi 1862 desecrated the sanctuaries of God, spilt the blood of the saints (Anonymi 1873) round the altar, devastated the church, and trampled on the bodies of the saints in the church.
- Recipient:
Anonymi 1873
(Those killed at Lindisfarne by the pagans in 793) : The saints (Anonymi 1873) were killed round the altar by the pagans (Anonymi 1862).
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