It began with fire, fear, and prophecy. ⚔️ In 793 AD, monks on a small island off England’s coast claimed to see dragons in the sky. Days later, the Vikings arrived. Longships cut through the fog as warriors stormed Lindisfarne — a peaceful monastery that had never seen war. They looted, burned, and dragged captives to their ships. Word spread across Europe: monsters had come from the sea. That single raid changed history. It marked the beginning of the Viking Age — two centuries of conquest, po