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(New page: {{expand}} '''Lindisfarne''' is a small island off the eastern coast of Great Britain. The island is most famous for its monestary which, in 793, became the target of Viking r...) |
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| − | '''Lindisfarne''' is a small island off the eastern coast of [[ | + | '''Lindisfarne''' is a small island off the eastern coast of [[Northumberland]], [[England]], connected to the mainland by a tidal [[causeway]]. |
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| + | The island is most famous for its [[monastery]] which, in 793, became the target of [[Viking]] raiders in their first raid on [[Europe]]. The monastery did not shut down for over eighty years after the incident, when the monks eventually fled. | ||
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| + | The island is now very popular with tourists. It currently has a population of just over 150 people<ref>http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/general/welcome.htm</ref>. | ||
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[http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/ Lindisfarne's Official Site] | [http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/ Lindisfarne's Official Site] | ||
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Revision as of 09:45, May 3, 2007
Template:Expand Lindisfarne is a small island off the eastern coast of Northumberland, England, connected to the mainland by a tidal causeway.
The island is most famous for its monastery which, in 793, became the target of Viking raiders in their first raid on Europe. The monastery did not shut down for over eighty years after the incident, when the monks eventually fled.
The island is now very popular with tourists. It currently has a population of just over 150 people[1].
References