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[[File:DTVA - Drone view of Lindisfarne.jpg|thumb|250px|A drone view of the site of the abbey of Lindisfarne, with later ruins, England / Contemporary]] | |||
[[Middle Ages|Medieval]] [[Scandinavia]]ns may not have seen their attacks on [[Church|monasteries]] as different from any other [[raid]]. New in town and unfamiliar with [[Christianity|Christian]] instituions, the [[Vikings]] might not have been able to tell a monastery apart from any other building. | [[Middle Ages|Medieval]] [[Scandinavia]]ns may not have seen their attacks on [[Church|monasteries]] as different from any other [[raid]]. New in town and unfamiliar with [[Christianity|Christian]] instituions, the [[Vikings]] might not have been able to tell a monastery apart from any other building. | ||
There's another reason the monasteries might have tempted the Vikings: their location. As pictured here, monasteries like [[Lindisfarne]] were often built close to waterways. Much to the horror of [[Scholar|monks]] and nuns, this left them very exposed to Viking raiders, who travelled by [[boat]]. | There's another reason the monasteries might have tempted the Vikings: their location. As pictured here, monasteries like [[Lindisfarne]] were often built close to waterways. Much to the horror of [[Scholar|monks]] and nuns, this left them very exposed to Viking raiders, who travelled by [[boat]]. | ||
[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]] | [[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:24, 6 March 2022
Medieval Scandinavians may not have seen their attacks on monasteries as different from any other raid. New in town and unfamiliar with Christian instituions, the Vikings might not have been able to tell a monastery apart from any other building.
There's another reason the monasteries might have tempted the Vikings: their location. As pictured here, monasteries like Lindisfarne were often built close to waterways. Much to the horror of monks and nuns, this left them very exposed to Viking raiders, who travelled by boat.