OTD IN 1014 – BATTLE OF CLONTARF: THE DUBLIN NORSE AND THE KING OF LEINSTER, WITH VIKING ALLIES FROM OVERSEAS, ARE DEFEATED BY BRIAN BORU’S ARMY AT CLONTARF.

The bounds between Irish Legend and Irish Myth has often been blurred, especially as the retelling of heroic deeds has been passed on through generations. Brian Boru was no legend although his life deeds were legendary. He was very much…