Northumbria — Land of Kings & Saints Part 2 — Angles & Christians 5. Lindsey Migration The name of Holy Iland in Celtic times was Medicaut — Healing Island, but the name changed with Anglian migration and conquest. It became the island of the Lindsey folk, ‘Lindisfarne’. The polity of Lindes is Lincoln today. In the 6th century Lincoln still had a strong … Continue reading Northumbria — Land of Kings & Saints — Part 2 — Angles & Christians