This riverside is a lovely place to walk from my house. The Skinnery bridge is named after the tanneries that once graced the town with their foul odours. Thankfully it smells much sweeter in modern times.
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What a lovely place for a stroll, Susan, and so close to your house! What a gift!
I guess my ancestors, the Vikings, made “friendly” visits to your area, since the last part of the name of the river, -beck, is nordic. A “bäck” is a small river in Swedish.
Yes, you lot pillaged my county first in the 793 sacking of Lindisfarne. The ‘friendly’ introductory visit was a merciless and intense attack that saw many monks put to the sword and monastery treasures carried away.
The name Lindisfarne sounds familiar. I must have read about “my lot’s” famous excursion to that place many years ago. But I didn’t know that they started that early. I thought it was at least a hundred years later.
I feel sorry for the poor monks that were killed and robbed there. And then I wonder where all those treasures are now. Could they be stored in some museums in Sweden? It happens still that farmers, while plowing, find old, foreign treasures buried in the ground.
It is also called Holy Island, a tidal island.
I’m playing the game Assassin’s Creed Valhalla at the moment Christer, it’s based mostly in England, after the death of Ragnar Lothbrok, but seeing all the Nordic names for places is incredible and you can see how they eventually got their names later.
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Stunning Susan. I used to love going to Morpeth when I lived up there. I have a friend who lives in Longhorsely, so not that far from you, in fact, I think her mum and sister still live in Morpeth too.
Fancy that. Where did you live?
West Monkseaton, about a mile from Whitley Bay. My parents still live there.
This is a nice place for morning jogging or walking, Susan. I am glad you share it here.
Thanks Christer for the information on the word “beck”, and was that a bit of tongue in cheek – ”friendly” – nice bit of P/R for your ancestors?
How tranquil Susan, just the place for a picnic.
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The daffodils stand out for me, they are so beautiful and bold. It looks so peaceful.