tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post7801552272887016745..comments2024-03-25T20:43:33.067+00:00Comments on A Clerk of Oxford: Do you come from Bardney?Clerk of Oxfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919708325900229717noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-55034751864344519872017-01-10T09:34:44.188+00:002017-01-10T09:34:44.188+00:00My grandfather used to tell a story about Bardney ...My grandfather used to tell a story about Bardney Abbey that differs from the one you have, I'll leave the story for others to read. The original abbey was a timber building and viking raiders arrived in Lincolnshire "raping and pillaging!" as we are told ... well they came to Bardney Abbey, but the monks had barricaded the doors, so not to be outdone by this the vikings piled Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com