This movie will take you once again to Lindisfarne but in the Norman times, and will teach you on Saint Cuthbert's coffin, and the flight of Saint Cuthbert'c community following the infamous Viking raid of AD 793 on Lindisfarne. It was one of the most important centres of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England for over a century until monks abandoned it. The ruins visible today are from the early 12th century, when Norman monks from Durham Cathedral founded a new community here. One of the most significant architectural feature is the 'Rainbow Arch'. It survived the collapse of the tower above at the end of the 18th century. There are also magnificent carvings on the west doorway and remains of defensive features built to guard against attacks and raids from the Scots. In the museum, there are rare Christian and Anglo-Saxon artefacts. Among them, there is a spearhead, the 9th-century ‘Viking Domesday’ stone and 21 unique ‘name stones’, carved with the names of some of Lindisfarne’s Anglo-Saxon residents. The cult of Saint Cuthbert, started in the Anglo-Saxon times, was adapted by the Normans. 1,300 years after his death, a new monument is marking the site of his original burial place on Lindisfarne. Carved by sculptor Russ Coleman, the artwork, called Feather Star Mantle, is made with local basalt and Frosterly marble, and sits on a Swaledale plinth containing fossilised sea creatures.
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