Friday, September 13, 2013

Battle of Clontarf - 1,000 Years Ago This Month

 1,000 years ago this month, the lead up to the battle of Clontarf began.

Around September 1013, Brian Boru's forces began their unsuccessful siege of Norse Dublin. 

This directly lead to Clontarf the following year.
 
Listen to the great story in this podcast here. http://irishhistorypodcast.ie/2012/02/27/1000-1022-brian-boru-the-battle-of-clontarf-and-its-aftermath/
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