Lindisfarne

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a church on the holy island that may well have been standing during the famous first Viking raid of 793.

2 comments:

raven said...

What a find!
Associated browsing found a nice avatar for you, Grim!

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Beserker%2C_Lewis_Chessmen%2C_British_Museum.jpg/255px-Beserker%2C_Lewis_Chessmen%2C_British_Museum.jpg

Grim said...

Yes, I bought a replica set of such chessmen for my house. It's what I use here when I'm playing chess. :)