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Vikings preparing for the raiding season

Vikings preparing for the raiding season

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“Heathen men came and miserably destroyed God’s church on Lindisfarne, with plunder and slaughter.”

According to the English Heritage website the infamous vikings raid on Lindisfarne took place on 8th June. 1231 years ago today! So this morning I jumped in the car first thing in the morning and drove the hour or so north of my house to the holy island. 

I arrived shortly after 8am, about 10 minutes after the tide had cleared the causeway, so the drive across to the island was a bit damp, but safe enough. 

Parking in the visitors car park, a short walk from the only village on the island, it’s clear that they really don’t want you to get caught by the tide when you leave. There’s timetables and warning posters all over the place.

I don’t know the island well, but I remember that they have a ruined priory and a castle: surely one will provide a decent place to take photos of my minis? The Priory turns out to be closer to the car park, so I headed there first. Unfortunately I couldn’t find a decent angle and it didn’t open for a couple of hours, so I decided to cut my losses and try the castle.

I found what I was after almost at once: the castle in the distance and a beach in the foreground.

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A normal day of cow maintenance and mushroom shopping until..A normal day of cow maintenance and mushroom shopping until..

The invaders quickly make there way from the beach, killing without mercy.

Some walkers heading towards the castle passed me while I was taking the photos, but no one came over to ask what I was up to. I like to think that as I was kneeling on the grass, trying to get a decent angle they assumed I was a praying pilgrim.

When I was finished I worked out where the walkers had come from, and decided to head back to the village that way. This route brought me behind the Priory with a lovely view of it, so I quickly took out a couple of the vikings and took a snap.

“The church of St Cuthbert is spattered with the blood of the priests of God, stripped of all its furnishing, exposed to the plundering of pagans.”

With that, I headed back to the car.

Reviewing the photos when I got home I realise that taking shots outside is really difficult. Sometimes the sun is too bright and all the shots were backlit, it’s impossible to get everything in focus, real grass isn’t 28mm scale. I mean… it’s a nightmare out there.

Saying that, I did really enjoy my stroll in the early morning sunshine.

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Fantastic paint work for your game figures @tinyheadbones congratulations on the gold button

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