In 750 Offa, son of King Aldfrith was taken from the sanctuary of Lindisfarne and put to death after a siege, while Bishop Cynewulf of Lindisfarne, who had presumably supported Offa, was dethroned and detained in York.
En 750 Offa, fillo de Aldfrith foi sacado do santuario de Lindisfarne e asasinado tras un asedio, mentres que o bispo Cynewulf de Lindisfarne, que presumibelmente apoiara a Offa, foi destronado e detido en York.