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763 (June 8)--Vikings Slaughter Monks; Viking Age Begins. On June 8 763, a band of Vikings landed on the Island of Lindisfarne off the coast of Northumberland, England (or "Bretland" as the Vikings called it). The Island of Lindisfarne was a holy island, home of a monastery built in the 6th century and to a sect of monks known for the literature they produced (some of which is still around today). The monks were so unsuspecting of the boat landing on their island that they even went out to greet their visitors. The Vikings slaughtered the monks and priests, looted the island and took the decorations from the church