# Vikings raid Lindisfarne (793)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/793-vikings-raid-lindisfarne
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Scandinavian raiders attacked the monastery of Lindisfarne, shocking Christian Europe. Within the broader Vikings & Unification period, Scandinavian invasion and settlement transformed the political map while Wessex and its allies built the institutions of a unified English kingdom. This event is placed at AD 793 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The raid became the conventional opening marker of the Viking Age in Britain.

## Why it matters
The raid became the conventional opening marker of the Viking Age in Britain.

Ruler at the time: [Post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms](https://english-history.com/rulers/post-roman-and-anglo-saxon-kingdoms)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Vikings raid Lindisfarne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Vikings+raid+Lindisfarne&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Vikings raid Lindisfarne](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Vikings+raid+Lindisfarne)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%28before_1000%29)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Viking Britain topic search](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Viking%20Britain)