Higbald of Lindisfarne
✓ Source-basedrisingBishop of Lindisfarne
Religious FiguresLived 800 to 802 · aged 2
Fame39.9
Momentum9.6
Languages6
Peak1860s
In century#1,182
Higbald of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 780 or 781 until his death on 25 May 803.
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Religious Figures born in the 800s 6
About this person
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.
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 800 to 802 · aged 2
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6 languages
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