[3] Since the late 9th century the see of Lindisfarne was based at Chester-le-Street because of constant attacks from invading Danes.
[citation needed] En route to their destination however Aldhun claimed to have received a vision from Cuthbert saying that the saint's remains should be laid to rest at Durham.
[5] Symeon of Durham is the main source for information about the moving of the see, and he states that Uhtred the Bold helped the monks clear the site of the new cathedral, which was consecrated in 998.
[4] Aldhun's daughter Ecgfrida married first Uhtred the Bold who was Earl of Northumbria from 1006 to 1016.
The marriage probably took place close to the time when Uhtred helped her father move the see to Durham.