793
This new addition to Ragnarok’s menu may be light in flavor, but certainly not in character. The 793 is Ragnarok’s interpretation of a monk styled braggot. The 793 was designed to embody the traditions and flavors of a Monk and Oktoberfest styled beer as a mead by utilizing: Pilsner and Munich barley to acculturate a traditional ale and Oktoberfest beer, a strain of yeast used primarily for Trappist/Abbey/Monk styled beers, lightly infusing honey, and an added hint of walnut for accent and texture.
What does 793 stand for?
One of the most infamous and first known, and well documented of the Viking raids, was in 793ce at Lindisfarne. This raid was written about for centuries because of the impact it had on Christianity. In 635ce the king of North Umbria appointed a monk to establish a monastery on the island of Lindisfarne. Between the deterioration of the Roman military and the establishment of the monastery at Lindisfarne, most of Britain was ruled by rivaling tribes and Kingdoms. A monk named Cuthbert had served at Lindisfarne for a time, then retired do to religious differences, then brought back by the king and made to serve as bishop. Sometime after his passing in 687, the monastery was named after him. St Cuthbert’s monastery soon became a beacon for Christianity and pilgrimages. Kings paid tributes and grants of land to the monastery, which only made it more powerful and wealthier. When the Viking raid of 793 occurred, it sent shockwaves of fear and doubt throughout the church and Britain. Even though there were at least two other recorded raids by Northmen and heathens prior to 793, the raid on Lindisfarne stands out as the beginning of the Viking age.
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