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Saint Bega was reputedly a saint of the Early Middle Ages; an Irish princess who valued virginity. Promised in marriage to a Viking prince who according to a medieval manuscript The Life of St Bega was son of the king of Norway Bega fled across the Irish sea to land at St. Bees on the Cumbrian coast. There she settled for a time leading a life of exemplary piety then fearing the raids of pirates which were starting along the coast she moved over to Northumbria.
