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Published On: Aug 14, 2006 07:37 PM
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Published On: Aug 14, 2006 07:37 PM
The Sacking (in) At Lindisfarne
A few hours, or a thousand years ago, I was at
the last session of the 13th Annual Saga Conference, listening to Rudolf Simek's
discussion of the Fantastic in Eddic Poetry and the 12th Century Renaissance. I
left, during the question and answer session, collected my luggage at the
Castle, and headed to the train station. Which leads me to
this:
Greetings from Lindisfarne, the Holy Isle, and birthplace of the Viking Age -- in 800-something, the monastery here was burned in what is considered the first Viking attack. At some point, I'm going to upload pictures of the old Priory that's now here on the island, but it's important to note that this is not the one that was burned in the raid. That one was apparently made of wood, and no trace of it remains. The current destroyed Priory is made of stone and was built in the 1100's, and it was picked apart under King Henry VIII, along with most of the other old abbeys and churches in Northern England. The roof is gone except for one stone arch, and most of the walls are down.
That's really about it. There's a castle here as well, but I haven't made it to it and probably won't. I'm heading on to Edinburgh in the morning, so I have to head back to Berwick Upon Tweed and catch the train.
Oh, and I guess you're hearing it here first. The 14th International Saga Conference will be held in August 2009, in Uppsala Sweden. Start saving now! I am.
Greetings from Lindisfarne, the Holy Isle, and birthplace of the Viking Age -- in 800-something, the monastery here was burned in what is considered the first Viking attack. At some point, I'm going to upload pictures of the old Priory that's now here on the island, but it's important to note that this is not the one that was burned in the raid. That one was apparently made of wood, and no trace of it remains. The current destroyed Priory is made of stone and was built in the 1100's, and it was picked apart under King Henry VIII, along with most of the other old abbeys and churches in Northern England. The roof is gone except for one stone arch, and most of the walls are down.
That's really about it. There's a castle here as well, but I haven't made it to it and probably won't. I'm heading on to Edinburgh in the morning, so I have to head back to Berwick Upon Tweed and catch the train.
Oh, and I guess you're hearing it here first. The 14th International Saga Conference will be held in August 2009, in Uppsala Sweden. Start saving now! I am.
Posted: Sat - August 12, 2006 at 11:13 PM |
