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Their swords pierced the monks' tissue, while these bad war-axes separated minds from bodies and in some cases chopped through from the throat to the middle, creating half-men of those who had when been God fearing individual beings.

Nothing was sacred to these savage men. They made up altars, trampled on important relics, desecrated the tomb of St. Cuthbert, the founder of the monastery in 635. They put hard, uncaring hands on the lovely Lindisfarne Gospels, published in equally Latin and Old British, telling the stories of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

Several monks were killed, while others were put in organizations and led to the ships as slaves. Yet others were removed nude and chased to the shore where many drowned, even while enduring the gross insults of the marauders. Some existed, but, went back to the monastery, and renewed it.

The Anglo Saxon Chronicle shows us that before the assault on Lindisfarne, because same year, bad portents were seen. Immense sensations of lightening, fiery dragons soaring in the air and following these got a good famine in the land.

"Here Beorhtric [AD 786-802] took King Offa's child Eadburh. And in his days there came for initially 3 vessels; and then a reeve rode there and wished to compel them to visit the king's city, while he did not understand what they certainly were; and they killed him. These were the first vessels of the Danish men which sought out the land of the English race." Therefore wrote the Anglo Saxon Chronicle.

Re-live the grand Viking times upon your stop by at the Lofotr Viking Museum of Norway. Positioned on the area of Borg in the Lofoten archipelago, this interesting memorial is situated in the biggest Viking longhouse however present in the 21st century. Measuring about 83 meters extended, this outstanding structure was once the house of the most strong chieftains in the upper place of Norway. Lofotr is frequently referred to as a living memorial, which characteristics pet indicates and reconstructions of the glorious Viking days. Viking shields

To accurately show the Viking Era, the longhouse's mead hall and accommodation were recreated down to every aspect including the arrangements and handcrafts used through that time. In that fashion, the memorial seeks to create you back in time for you to witness how a Vikings live from day to day. Aside from the mead hall, you will see a number of contemporary displays, archaeological objects and films that share Viking stories from a large number of years of history. You can get an Audioguide to create your exploration of the Lofotr Viking Museum more extensive and meaningful. The Audioguides can be found in 6 languages, including English.