What the records say
- When
- 29 Apr 1014
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 53.37° N, 6.20° W
- Description
- 1014 middle ages battle
Battle of Clontarf
1014 battle between the Kingdom of Ireland and an Irish-Norse alliance
The Battle of Clontarf took place on 23 April 1014 at Clontarf, near Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland. It pitted an army led by Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, against a Norse-Irish alliance comprising the forces of Sigtrygg Silkbeard, King of Dublin; Máel Mórda mac Murchada, King of Leinster; and a Viking army from abroad led by Sigurd of Orkney and Brodir of Mann.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Clontarf: Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, defeats a Norse-Irish alliance, although himself killed”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Clontarf. le roi Brian Boru met fin à la domination danoise en Irlande ; il est tué après le combat”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Клонтарфе между силами верховного короля Ирландии Бриана Бору и силами короля Лейнстера Маэл Морды мак Мурхады”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page