
The Viking hit-and-run raids on monastic communities such as Lindisfarne and Iona were the most infamous result of burgeoning Scandinavian maritime prowess in the closing years of the Eighth Century.img src=»http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/VIBtrcHGFDU» height=»1″ width=»1″ alt=»»/
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