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	Showcases :: Lindisfarne Gospels
		It was made and used at Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island, a major religious community that housed the shrine of St Cuthbert, who died in 687.
		The Lindisfarne Gospels, and others like it, helped define the growing sense of ‘Englishness’ - a spirit of national identity that was consolidated by the Venerable Bede, the historian monk, in his ‘History of the English Church and People’, completed in 731.
		Lindisfarne Priory’s remote location on a tidal island off the coast of Northumbria made it very vulnerable to attack by sea.
	www.bl.uk /collections/treasures/lindis.html (1106 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ancient Diocese and Monastery of Lindisfarne
		Lindisfarne lies some two miles off the Northumberland coast, nine and one-half miles southeast of the border-town of Berwick.
		Lindisfarne is famous for being the mother-church and
		Lindisfarne till the flight of the monks, about 878, when it was carried away together with the relics.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09269a.htm (982 words)

	Lindisfarne Summary
		The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Irish born Saint Aidan, who had been sent from Iona off the west coast of Scotland to Northumbria at the request of King Oswald around AD It became the base for Christian evangelising in the North of England and also sent a successful mission to Mercia.
		Lindisfarne also has the small Lindisfarne Castle, based on a Tudor fort, which was refurbished in the Arts and Crafts style by Sir Edwin Lutyens and has a garden created by Gertrude Jekyll.
		Lindisfarne had a large lime burning industry and the kilns are among the most complex in Northumberland.
	www.bookrags.com /Lindisfarne (2777 words)

	Lindisfarne Priory- A Virtual Tour
		Lindisfarne was founded when King Oswald of Northumbria asked monks from Iona to found a monastery there.
		Aidan selected Lindisfarne in part because it reminded him of his home on Iona, but also because the tides cut the island off twice daily.
		Aidan came to Lindisfarne in 635 and became the first Bishop of Northumbria (then known as Bernicia).
	www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu /~dvess/ids/medieval/lindis/lindisfarne.shtml (789 words)

	Orthodoxy’s Western Heritage - Lindisfarne: the Holy Isle, Saint Aidan: First Abbot, Saint Cuthbert: Favored of ...
		His body was initially buried at Lindisfarne, but when, in 664 the monastery accepted the decision of the Whitby Synod to adopt the Roman tradition, Aidan's second successor as abbot, St.
		And it was to ensure his veneration by future generations that the Lindisfarne monks commissioned Venerable Bede to write a full account of his life, a task completed in 721.
		Cuthbert was Lindisfarne's sixth abbot and manifested a spiritual kinship with its founder.
	www.roca.org /OA/57/57e.htm (1862 words)

	Lindisfarne - OrthodoxWiki
		Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island (variant spelling, Lindesfarne), is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which is connected to the mainland of Northumberland by a causeway, and is cut off twice a day by tides.
		Northumberland's patron saint, Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, was a monk and later abbot of the monastery, and his miracles and life are recorded by the Venerable Bede.
		Lindisfarne was mainly a fishing community for many years, with farming and the production of lime also of some importance.
	orthodoxwiki.org /Lindisfarne (599 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Fog on the Tyne: Music: Lindisfarne (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Having seen Lindisfarne over the years in their Christmas Shows when they reformed, their fun and laughter is encapsulated in some of the songs whilst the haunting melodies of Lady Eleanor evoke memories of musk oil and incense sticks.
		This album for Lindisfarne is their equivalent of the second Grateful Dead live album, derided by New Musical Express as the boogie Dead.
		Indeed the Saltgrass folk club in Sunderland was housed in a pub next to a shipyard which overwhelmed the sky and where shipyard workers, coming out of their shift would slake their thirst with a pint or six before going home to eat before returning to a local pub later in the evening.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Fog-Tyne-Lindisfarne/dp/B00022M00Y (1037 words)

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		Received wisdom on the scholarship of the Lindisfarne Gospels is that it was made in Lindisfarne, which is a monastery in Northumbria on a tidal island called Holy Island off the north-east coast of England.
		The Lindisfarne Gospels is a manuscript version of the Gospels written at the end of the 7th.
		The Lindisfarne Gospels is a glowing example of a new style of 'insular' art (meaning 'from the British Isles').
	www.lycos.com /info/gospels--lindisfarne-gospels.html?page=2 (394 words)

	Destinations UK - Lindisfarne, Northumberland
		The island of Lindisfarne with its wealthy monastery was a favourite stop-over for Viking raiders from the end of the 8th century.
		Lindisfarne continued as an active religious site from the 12th century until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1537.
		Lindisfarne is located off the Northumberland coast, 20 miles north of Alnwick, 13 miles south of Berwick-on-Tweed.
	www.historic-uk.com /DestinationsUK/Lindisfarne.htm (361 words)

	Lindisfarne
		Lindisfarne is situated off the Northumberland coast in the north east of England, just a few miles south of the border with Scotland.
		Lindisfarne became known for its skill in Christian art of which the Lindisfarne Gospels are the most important surviving example.
		Lindisfarne, because it had been the home of St. Aidan and St. Cuthbert, was visited by pilgrims and it was claimed was responsible for several miracles.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /NORlindisfarne.htm (430 words)

	William Irwin Thompson Web Site
		Lindisfarne is an association of creative individuals in the arts, sciences, and contemplative practices devoted to the study and realization of a new planetary culture.
		At the instigation of Gene Fairly, Lindisfarne was established in New York, rather than Toronto, and Emily Sellon, the editor of New York's Main Currents in Modern Thought, served with Thompson and Fairly as the founding Board of Directors of the Lindisfarne Association.
		The Lindisfarne Fellows is an international honorary society of individuals who, in the judgment of the Lindisfarne Directors, have made outstanding contributions to the expression of the new planetary culture.
	www.williamirwinthompson.org /lindisfarne.html (1612 words)

	The Lindisfarne Gospels
		The primary reason for this having been thought to be the case--and I do think it is the case, although I would differ with the dating--is the fact that some 250 years or so later a priest called Aldred added to the Latin Gospel text an interlinear gloss, a translation, in Old English.
		When we look at the history of the foundation at Lindisfarne we recognise it is a very apt centre for the sort of hybrid culture that we see represented visually.
		Lindisfarne had been founded by St Aidan in 635 as part of the paruchia, the monastic family, of St Columba which was working outwards from the Irish centres of Kells, Durrow, through Iona and Melrose and down into Northumbria at the invitation of the then rulers of the Bernician-Northumbrian royal house.
	www.fathom.com /course/33702501/session1.html (1430 words)

	YouTube - Lindisfarne - Fog on the Tyne - Old Grey Whistle Test
		Lindisfarne - Fog on the Tyne - Old Grey Whistle Test
		Lindisfarne Fog on the Tyne Newcastle Old Grey Whistle Test
		Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner - Old Grey Whistle Test
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=sVsli7ijYDE (544 words)

	Lindisfarne
		Lindisfarne is a small island off the north east coast of England which is linked to the mainland island by a causeway which is covered at high tide.
		He died at Lindisfarne and, 7 years after his death, his body was found to be uncorrupted.
		It remained on Lindisfarne until the Viking raids forced the monks to move it.
	www.wellsprings.org.uk /wellspring_of_pilgrimage/lindisfa.htm (511 words)

	Lindisfarne, Live (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first hint that Lindisfarne Live is going to be a disaster comes literally twenty-two seconds in on the disc, when lead singer Alan Hull shouts the magical words "Rock and roll!" to the audience.
		A simple rule of thumb for live albums is this: If the band has to remind you it's rock and roll, then it probably ain't.
		In the end, Lindisfarne Live is likely to please existing fans of the group and do absolutely nothing to win new ones.
	www.greenmanreview.com /cd/cd_lindisfarne_live.html (554 words)

	The Holy Island of Lindisfarne
		Over 1300 years ago, on a small island off the coast of Northumberland, a monk called Eadfrith sat down at his desk in the scriptorium of his Priory to commence on a project that was to take him over two years to complete.
		We were told that this was to be the official ceremony of the handing over of the copy of the Lindisfarne Gospels to the Islanders - starting in two minutes - and we were invited to attend by the lady on the door.
		The copy of the Lindisfarne Gospels was then ceremoniously taken from the church in procession through the village to a reception at the village hall.
	www.bordercollierescue.org /Lindisfarne.html (1782 words)

	Official Ticketmaster site. Lindisfarne tickets, dates
		During the early '70s, however, Lindisfarne was one of the hottest folk-based rock bands in England, with chart placements on two of their albums that rivaled Jethro Tull, and had them proclaimed one of the most important...
		During the early '70s, however, Lindisfarne was one of the hottest folk-based rock bands in England, with chart placements on two of their albums that rivaled Jethro Tull, and had them proclaimed one of the most important groups of the decade.
		Lindisfarne switched labels again to Mercury and debuted with a double live album, Magic In The Air, with songs drawn from the group's first three albums.
	www.ticketmaster.com /artist/746267?brand=none (1651 words)

	BBC - Tyne - Features - Lindisfarne Gospels
		The Lindisfarne Gospels have a uniquely important place in the art and culture of the North East, and the Christian heritage of the area.
		The Lindisfarne community was believed to have travelled around for seven years but eventually settled at the Priory at Chester-le-Street where they stayed until 995.
		In 1069, the Lindisfarne Gospels spent a short time back at Lindisfarne to escape the devastating raid on the North mounted by the new Norman king, William the Conqueror.
	www.bbc.co.uk /tyne/features/gospels/gospels_tense_past.shtml (781 words)

	YouTube - Lindisfarne Live 1983 - Lady Eleanor
		A tragedy Lindisfarne is remembered for "fog on the tyne"
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		Lindisfarne Lady Eleanor Newcastle City Hall Alan Hull
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=i13NaLx4CTg (503 words)

	June 8: Lovely Lindisfarne Falls to Vikings
		On the little island of Lindisfarne, off the coast of Northumbria, England, the monks must have felt fear as the ships came closer.
		They were after the unguarded treasures of Lindisfarne's rich and beautiful sanctuaries.
		The Bishops of Lindisfarne, Hexham, Chester-le-Street, and Durham, A.D. Being an introduction to the ecclesiastical history of Northumbria.
	chi.gospelcom.net /DAILYF/2002/06/daily-06-08-2002.shtml (633 words)

	Lindisfarne Gospel
		The Lindisfarne Gospels are a thing of beauty.
		the lindisfarne gospels • anglo-saxon england • northumbria • cuthbert • aedfrith
		Further description of the uses of illuminated manuscripts, the importance of their decoration and illustration, and discussion of three masterpieces of medieval manuscripts: The Book of Kells, The Lindisfarne Gospels, and Les Tres Riches Heures.
	www.suite101.com /reference/lindisfarne_gospel (148 words)

	The Ecole Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Aidan founded a monastery on a small island off the Northumbrian coast to educate missionaries who would preach in Northumbria.
		In the VII Century, Eadfrith had the Lindisfarne Gospel copied and decorated in honor of St. Cuthbert.
		Monks returned to Lindisfarne in 1082, and the monastery was dissolved in the XVI Century.
	www2.evansville.edu /ecoleweb/glossary/lindisfarne.html (160 words)

	The Lindisfarne Gospels
		The Lindisfarne Gospels is one of the world's masterpieces of manuscript painting.
		An opulent and richly decorated Gospel book, the Lindisfarne Gospels was created in the early eighth century CE for ceremonial use at the monastery of Lindisfarne in the northeast of England.
		Encounter the Lindisfarne Gospels, one of the greatest of all Anglo-Saxon manuscripts.
	www.fathom.com /course/33702501/index.html (473 words)

	Lindisfarne Scriptorium - About Us
		We are the Lindisfarne Scriptorium based on a small Island off the coast of England roughly half-way between Newcastle and Edinburgh in the United Kingdom.
		The Holy Island of Lindisfarne was key to the Christian faith being spread in the 7th century A.D. and was the location of a Celtic and then later Benedictine monastic community.
		Lindisfarne Scriptorium, Farne House, Marygate, Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Berwick upon Tweed.
	www.lindisfarne-scriptorium.co.uk /aboutus/index.html (242 words)

	Lindisfarne (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The latter is to get you there and away as quickly as possible, necessitating a race against the incoming tide, whereas the former is for you to to get the feel of the place in its time, and the physical presence of the essence of Celtic Spirituality.
		The Winery also has to be visited to taste the Lindisfarne mead, and the Lindisfarne Celtic Crafts shop is a treasure-trove where one can speculate on buying some of the superb craftwork on display.
		To walk down to the beach in front of the huge Norman castle that was once King Ostwald’s original fortress and to gaze across the sea to Lindisfarne castle where you have previously stood, brings a wonderful experience of peace and upliftment.
	www.thecelticplanet.com /lindisfarne.htm (1125 words)

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