Sacking of Lindisfarne

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Viking_Age
gptkbp:aftermath increased Viking raids
gptkbp:archaeological_findings remains of the priory
gptkbp:consequences establishment of fortified monasteries
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and art
gptkbp:cultural_representation films and documentaries
gptkbp:cultural_significance attack on Christianity
gptkbp:date June 8, 793
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:raid
gptkbp:historical_analysis study of Viking culture
gptkbp:historical_context Anglo-Saxon England
Christian monasticism in England
symbol of Viking brutality
gptkbp:historical_debate interpretation of Viking motives
gptkbp:historical_documentation letters and chronicles
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:King_Æthelred
gptkb:King_Alfred_the_Great
King Offa of Mercia
Viking leader Bjorn Ironside
Viking leader Cnut the Great
Viking leader Egil Skallagrimsson
Viking leader Erik the Red
Viking leader Freydis Eiríksdóttir
Viking leader Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir
Viking leader Harald Hardrada
Viking leader Hastein
Viking leader Hrolf Ganger
Viking leader Ivar the Boneless
Viking leader Leif Erikson
Viking leader Njord.
Viking leader Olav Tryggvason
Viking leader Ragnald
Viking leader Ragnar Lothbrok
Viking leader Rollo
Viking leader Sigurd the Stout
Viking leader Snorri Sturluson
Viking leader Sweyn Forkbeard
Viking leader Thorfinn Karlsefni
gptkbp:historical_impact shift in power dynamics in Britain
gptkbp:historical_significance first recorded Viking raid in Britain
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sacking of Lindisfarne
gptkbp:impact destruction of Christian artifacts
gptkbp:legacy influence on English history
influence on modern perceptions of Vikings
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lindisfarne
gptkbp:narrative_style accounts of survivors
gptkbp:notable_figures Abbot Ceolfrith
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:deity
gptkbp:primary_source Bede's writings
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Edington
Viking invasion of England
gptkbp:result loss of life
plunder of treasures
gptkbp:significance marked the beginning of the Viking Age
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Lindisfarne_Priory
gptkbp:year 793