The holy island of Lindisfarne_ Northumberland uk
Lindisfarne or Lindesfarne is a tidal island off the north-east coast of England. It is sometimes known as Holy Island, but several different islands around the British coastline also share this affectionate name. A causeway connects the island to the mainland of Northumberland, though it is flooded twice a day by tides. Lindisfarne was the name given to the Island by the first Anglo-Saxons to live here. Historians have been unable to discover the meaning of the word. We know that the monks of Durham, following the Norman Conquest, added the words 'Holy Island'. They did so after examining the history of the Island from the arrival of Saint Aidan and the building of the first monastery in 635AD, through the ministry of Saint Cuthbert and then the staggering blow administered during the Viking attack in 793. They decided that the Island be named Holy as tribute to the Durham monks who died as Christian martyrs in this attack and the presence of the earlier saints.
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