Brian Boru (941 – 1014) was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill (Irish and Scottish dynasties). In 1014, Brian's armies confronted the armies of Leinster and Dublin at Clontarf near Dublin on Good Friday. The resulting Battle of Clontarf was a bloody affair, with Brian, his son Murchad, and Máel Mórda among those killed. It pitted the forces of Brian Boru, against a Viking-Irish alliance comprising the forces of Sigtrygg Silkbeard, king of Dublin, Máel Mórda mac Murchada, king of Leinster, and a Viking contingent led by Sigurd of Orkney and Brodir of Mann.
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