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Duffy, Seán, Brian Boru and the battle of Clontarf, Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 2013. 368 pp.

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Brian Boru and the battle of Clontarf
Place
Dublin
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Year
2013
Number of pages
368 pp
Subjects and topics
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battle of Clontarf
History, society and culture
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Brian BoruBrían Bóruma (Brian Boru)
(c. 941–23 April 1014)
Brían Bóruma, Brian Bóruma
High-king of Ireland from the Dál Cais, son of Cennétig mac Lorcáin (d. 951); typically known for breaking the hegemony of the Uí Néill in Ireland; died at the battle of Clontarf (1014). He is the celebrated hero of Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib, a twelfth-century propagandistic narrative text that has helped to enhance his reputation.
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