The Vikings: Attack on England
Hii... I'm back with an update on the history of the ancient and medieval world. As I mentioned in my earlier post, I am here today with content on Vikings regarding their attacks on England.
The Vikings: Attack on England (part 1)
Some Vikings sailed out from their homelands with the express purpose of looting and marauding. Their main targets were Christian communities in England and abroad that possessed wealthy monasteries that were undefended.
A group of Vikings raided and plundered the monastery of Lindisfarne, an island off the northeastern coast of England, in June of 793 CE. The monks were either slain or kidnapped and sold as slaves; the monastery was burned down, and everything of worth was seized. The event shook the Christian world to its core. The expedition on Lindisfarne was the first of a series of similar raids on monasteries and remote settlements across Scotland and Ireland.
Viking ships were frequently ravaging the eastern and southern shores of England during the second part of the ninth century CE, when they met no effective resistance. Northumbria in the north, the Midlands in the middle, and Wessex in the south are the kingdoms of England. Because the kingdoms were rivals and frequently at odds, a united front against a shared foe was impractical. When the Viking raids arrived, the locals just ran away.
Halfdan, Ivar the Bonless, and Ubbi, three Viking brothers, landed an armed army in East Anglia in 865 CE and marched north to Eboracum (modern York). They conquered the old Roman city of Northumbria, which served as the kingdom's capital at the time, and converted it into a powerful fortification of their own.
The ruined monastery of Lindisfarne serves as a reminder of the Viking Attack on it in 793 CE, which heralded the start of the Viking Age.
Unfortunately, this is where I would like to bring my post to an end. Keep following my posts to find out how the Viking attacks on England concluded.