Medieval Lincoln

The Lindum Colonia fell into decline after the departure of Roman Legions from Britain, but remained a viable community with a church dedicated to St. Paul. In fact, it became its own kingdom, the Anglo-Saxomn kingdom of Lindsey. Its presence on the east coast made it a landing spot for generations of Angles.It had a series of about a dozen and a half kings until it was absorbed into the Kingdom of Mercia in the 8th century. We have only a series of names for them, and none can be verified. There is a curious note about one of them. Jacob Grimm, the linguist and philologist older brother of Wilhelm of Brothers Grimm fame, claimed that the 7th century saint Benedict Biscop was the son of one of those kings, named Beda Bubbing.By the 10th century, Lincoln was thriving to the point where it had its own mint. Archaeological evidence shows new timber-framed houses being erected in parts of the town deserted since Roman times. Lincoln expanded greatly with the arrival of the Danes. Two…