Eardulf, bishop of Lindisfarne, and abbot Eadred, taking the body of St Cuthbert from the island of Lindisfarne, wandered about for seven years."
The venerable Eardulf, bishop of Lindisfarne, and his fellow monk Eadred, after retrieving the sacred body of St Cuthbert from the remote island of Lindisfarne, embarked on a lengthy journey that lasted seven years.