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• Vikings sack the monastery of Lindisfarne, Northumbria. First major Viking raid in England.
• Offa of Mercia founds an abbey at St Albans.

Births Jump to: navigation, search The name Viking is a borrowed word from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the British Isles, and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. ... Buddhist monastery near Tibet A monastery is the habitation of monks. ... This article is about Lindisfarne, England. ... Section from Shepherds map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of an Anglian kingdom which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, and of the much smaller earldom which succeeded the kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search Offa (died July 26/29, 796) was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death. ... St Albans Cathedral from the west. ... St Albans (thus spelt, no apostrophe or dot) is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around 22 miles (35. ...

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