tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post6557195642290893486..comments2024-01-09T23:20:33.373-08:00Comments on Ancient Tides: Irish Monks in Iceland Even Before Vikings?Gregory LeFeverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872137290650811690noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post-56799346570788358292014-04-17T20:07:48.466-07:002014-04-17T20:07:48.466-07:00Tanks for your comment. It makes sense what you sa...Tanks for your comment. It makes sense what you say, certainly. But it leaves some questions. for examle; how did these monks know how to sail a boat? how did they know where to go? There is a story about bird migrations but i find that a bit unlogical. You must be very desperate to go on the ice-cold sea, with no professional sailingskills and basically not really knowing where to go.... and you are quit lucky to find actually land. <br /><br />So, as to getting the whole picture, im still wondering how they did it:-)Ingmar beldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15759478968512776853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post-31441705802426564862014-04-10T21:22:46.191-07:002014-04-10T21:22:46.191-07:00Gaelic Monks were of both Irish and Scottish origi...Gaelic Monks were of both Irish and Scottish origin. I wonder if they were trying to flee Viking raids in Scotland. The following is from Wikipedia: "From 793 onwards repeated raids by Vikings on the British Isles are recorded. 'All the islands of Britain' were devastated in 794 with Iona being sacked in 802 and 806." There's some great info on the net on the Island of Iona and it's religious significance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15342665253539700423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post-46590623741670870182013-12-08T22:34:04.571-08:002013-12-08T22:34:04.571-08:00thank you desmond. i'm wondering why they went...thank you desmond. i'm wondering why they went so far, how they get there (monks as sailors??) and how they possible knew land was there anyway. seems to be a lot of dangers and complications, if you can have your solitude in places at your own island. my search continues:-)Ingmar beldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15759478968512776853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post-67537248954021355612013-07-25T13:30:11.565-07:002013-07-25T13:30:11.565-07:00They were likely seeking a "desert experience...They were likely seeking a "desert experience," following through on the examples of the Christian desert fathers whose spirituality they wished to emulate. See also Brendan the Navigator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13761836262060585803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post-1099567928219081242013-06-25T04:09:05.894-07:002013-06-25T04:09:05.894-07:00could anyone tell me, where i can find data about ...could anyone tell me, where i can find data about this matter. I'm working on a story about this and i am hugely interested in any source i could find. I'm foremost interested in a possible reason why these monks would went there!<br />Thanks,<br />IngmarIngmar beldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15759478968512776853noreply@blogger.com