Lindisfarne

/ ˈlɪndɪsˌfɑːn /

noun

1. another name for Holy Island

Example Sentences

Born to a Portuguese father and an English mother, Bronze grew up in north-east England, living on Holy Island - a tidal island in Northumberland also known as Lindisfarne - with her older brother and younger sister.

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A 9th century account describes the Lindisfarne massacre as nightmarish scenes of blood and trampling and terror, of “heathen men made lamentable havoc.”

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As a side note, Lindisfarne remains so small and remote that it doesn’t even have any doctors today.

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A couple hundred people have settled into a safe-enough life on Lindisfarne, an island that’s less than a mile from shore.

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In November 2015, sensing there was more to uncover, the couple holed themselves up in a hotel in Lindisfarne, off the Northumbria coast, and started piecing together their suspicions.

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