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The Battle of Clontarf: Brian Boru's Last Stand
In 1014, Brian Boru, Ireland's most powerful king, faced a Viking-Irish alliance at Clontarf, just outside Dublin. This episode unpacks the battle that would define Irish history—and asks whether it really happened the way the chronicles say. We follow Brian's rise from a Munster warlord to High King, the complicated politics of Viking Dublin, and the brutal day that ended with Brian's death and Ireland's future rewritten. We also look at the sources: the Cogadh Gáedhel re Gallaibh, the Annals of Ulster, and the later myths that turned Clontarf into a national foundation…
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