Name: Why did King Oswald choose Lindisfarne? | Videos | Gan Jing World
Uploaded: 2023-12-08T23:58:41.472Z
Duration: 7 min 29 s
Description: DigVentures is back on Lindisfarne, investigating the remains of the iconic coastal Anglo-Saxon monastery that was so famously attacked by Vikings in AD 793. It... | Videos | Gan Jing World

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DigVentures is back on Lindisfarne, investigating the remains of the iconic coastal Anglo-Saxon monastery that was so famously attacked by Vikings in AD 793. It was originally founded by King Oswald of Northumbria just 160 years earlier. So why did he choose this location? How much did its coastal location matter to the Anglo-Saxon monks who lived here? And what archaeological evidence do we have to prove it?

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