The great abbey we see today belongs to a later ... patrons to promote the Cult of Columba. In 794 AD Iona experienced the first of many Viking raids that eventually forced the monastery into ...

Raiding was an important part of Viking life and every year boats full of scary Viking warriors would sail across the sea from Norway to attack monasteries such as the one on the island of Iona.

What it is: An illuminated manuscript of the four Christian gospels, made in the ninth century Where it is from: The island of Iona in Scotland's Inner Hebrides When it was made: About 1,200 years ...

The monastery endured multiple Viking raids, and the 13th-century ... Visitors from all over the world come to visit the beautiful Iona Abbey. Pilgrims who wish to participate in the 1,450-year ...