Item
Physical Object
The Lindisfarne Stone
- Title
- The Lindisfarne Stone
- Alternative Title
- The Viking Raiders Doomsday Stone
- Submitted by
- Elizabeth Trueman
- Description
- The Lindisfarne Stone, also known as the Viking Raiders Doomsday Stone is a 9th century double-sided grave marker. Side 1 depicts The Last Judgement, side 2 (shown in this photograph) is a possible depiction of Vikings sacking Lindisfarne in 793. The stone shows seven warriors holding swords and axes above their heads.
- Identifier
- NM-01281
- Date
- 0800 – 0825
- Temporal Coverage
- Viking Age (0750–1100)
- Current Location
- Lindisfarne Priory Museum, Church Ln, Holy Island, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 2RX, UK
- 55.6698472, -1.8016357
- Format
- Stone
- Type
- Monument & MemorialSee all items with this value
- Artefact & ArtworkSee all items with this value
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Media
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The Lindisfarne Stone
