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Neil Oliver: News, Comment, History

26. The Vikings, Lindisfarne, Northumberland.

Neil Oliver: News, Comment, History

Fat Belly Films

News, Neil Oliver, History, Comment

4.7 β€’ 1K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 17 November 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Neil takes us to an island stained with the first bloody fingerprints of an invader who would change the British Isles forever.


Heading to the Northumberland coast, at low tide, Neil walks to the tidal island of Lindisfarne. During the 7th century this small island became home to a thriving priory that grew to be rich and famous around the world. Its wealth drew the attention of the Vikings who in a smash-and-grab raid plundered its treasure, maiming and murdering anyone who stood in their way. Home to a picturesque castle that stands on a basalt crag facing the mighty North Sea, Lindisfarne is an island that has seen much!


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0:00.0

The 15 million pound Lotto Super Saturday jackpot must be won this Saturday.

0:04.5

Or thousands of you will win a share of the prize.

0:06.7

But who will it be?

0:07.7

Maybe Raj, watching the racewalk and thinking I could do that.

0:10.6

Well speed walk down the shop and get yourself a ticket.

0:13.1

Lotto will you be next play in store or on app the national lottery account terms

0:17.6

rules and procedures apply players must be 18 or over. They arrived in their long ships, they were in the

0:27.0

They were in they murdered, they took prisoners, they took away all the wealth.

0:35.0

In this podcast we're travelling to a place stained with the first bloody fingerprints of an invader who would change the British Isles forever.

0:48.0

A tidal island that by 635 AD was home to a thriving priory, growing rich and famous around the world, robbed

0:59.2

and destroyed with fierce brutality,

1:05.0

eventually rebuilt in the 10th century before being plundered and erased for good by Henry the 8th.

1:10.0

A beautiful island tucked away out of sight. It's hard to imagine that it's a place that's been

1:16.9

party to so much of the history that has shaped these British Isles.

1:21.6

I'm stepping out across Britain to discover 100

1:27.4

remarkable places that have shaped you, me and the whole world.

1:51.8

I'm Neil Oliver and this is my love letter to the British Isles. Hi Neil, last week we climbed the battlements of Bambrick castle and went in search of the legendary King Arthur. Where are we this week?

1:55.0

This time we're heading to an island that you can actually see from the battlements of

2:00.1

Bambra castle. It's magical. It involves a walk across a long tidal

2:06.7

causeway. So you have to time it right or you'll literally be swept out to

2:10.9

see. It's home to a ransacked Abbey and a romantic castle.

2:16.3

It's a place with two names. It's the Holy Island and it's Lindisfarne.

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