Higbald of Lindisfarne facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Higbald of Lindisfarne |
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| Bishop of Lindisfarne | |
| Appointed | 780 or 781 |
| Reign ended | 25 May 803 |
| Predecessor | Cynewulf |
| Successor | Egbert |
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| Died | 25 May 803 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Higbald of Lindisfarne (or Hygebald) 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.
Higbald has long been thought to be identical with the Speratus addressed in a letter by Alcuin of 797, but this is no longer viewed as likely.
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