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The Battle of Clontarf 1014: Brian Boru and Ireland's Viking Age
In 1014, on the fields outside Dublin, two armies clashed in a battle that would reshape Ireland's political landscape. This episode examines the Battle of Clontarf, where High King Brian Boru faced a coalition of Viking mercenaries and Irish rebels. We explore Brian's rise from a minor king in Munster to Ireland's most powerful ruler, the complex web of alliances that led to the battle, and the legacy of a conflict that ended the Viking Age in Ireland but didn't bring the unity Brian had sought. Through the eyes of the Cogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh and the later Norse…
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