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A: York, England, United Kingdom
Danes (Vikings) about to invade England. From "Miscellany on the life of St. Edmund" from the 12th century. Morgan Library & Museum MS M.736. f. 9v.).
In 867 Danish Vikings destroyed the library of the Cathedral of York. This library had been considerably augmented by the efforts of Alcuin, and had become even more famous after Alcuin's time. In following centuries this church and its area passed into the hands of numerous invaders. York Cathedral was destroyed by the Danes in 1075.
