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The Battle of Clontarf 1014: Brian Boru's Last Stand
In 1014, on the plains north of Dublin, an aging Irish king faced a coalition of Vikings and rebellious Irish lords. This episode digs into the Battle of Clontarf — not the myth of a Celtic hero driving out the Norsemen, but a complex clash that ended Brian Boru's life and reshaped Ireland's power structure. We walk through the politics behind the conflict: Brian's rise from the Dál gCais, his break with the old high-king system, the Norse-Gaelic alliance under Sitric Silkbeard, and the fatal reckoning on Good Friday. Along the way, we look at the weapons and tactics — axe…
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