# Higbald of Lindisfarne

> Higbald of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 780 or 781 until his death on 25 May 803. Little is known about his life except that he was a regular communicator with Alcuin of York; it is in his letters to Alcuin that Higbald described in graphic detail the Viking raid on Lindisfarne on 8 June 793 in which many of his monks were killed.

*Bishop of Lindisfarne*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/higbald-of-lindisfarne

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 800
- **Died:** 0802-05-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 17.3 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 5.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Higbald of Lindisfarne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higbald_of_Lindisfarne)
- [هيجبالد من ليندسفارن](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86)
- [Higbald von Lindisfarne](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higbald_von_Lindisfarne)
- [Higbald od Lindisfarnea](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higbald_od_Lindisfarnea)
- [Higbaldo de Lindisfarne](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higbaldo_de_Lindisfarne)
- [Hygbald](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygbald)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q453938)

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