Battle of Clontarf, 1014 - End of the Viking Age in Ireland
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Published 2024-03-09
🚩 The Battle of Clontarf was a major military encounter that occurred in Ireland in April 1014. The battle is best known for being the culmination of a conflict between the local Irish kingdoms and the Viking forces, which had gained a foothold in Ireland.
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📢 Narrated by David McCallion
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📚 Sources:
Clare County Library Resources & Archive - www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/people/brianbor.…
Clare Downham – The Battle of Clontarf in Irish History and Legend. History Ireland - www.historyireland.com/the-battle-of-clontarf-in-i…
Sean Duffy – Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf
Sean Duffy – Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopaedia
Patrick Weston Joyce – A Concise History of Ireland (Library Ireland)
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All Comments (21)
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🚩 Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storyblocks: storyblocks.com/historymarche 🚩 The Battle of Clontarf was a major military encounter that occurred in Ireland in April 1014. The battle is best known for being the culmination of a conflict between the local Irish kingdoms and the Viking forces, which had gained a foothold in Irelan
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"Everybody died. A remarkable victory."
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Man, what an insane battle. Wins, whole royal line wiped out in battle. What a crazy outcome.
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Brian Buru was always more of a legend to me until now. Now he is part of history.. thank you
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I love Middle Ages history "Yeah I killed 100 men by myself in a single charge, I was dual wielding, trust me bro"
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Damn.... the very definition of a pyrrhic victory... in fact... probably the most pyrrhic in history, imagine "winning" while you and your entire line of succession is wiped out...insane.
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11:19 A note on "Aethelred the Unready": The word "unready" is a mistranslation of the Saxon "unrede", which actually means "ill-counselled", and the name "Aethelred" translates as "noble counsellor". Possibly, the subjects of ne'er-do-well Aethelred were making a rather sour joke at his expense: "Our noble counsellor is ill-counselled." Thanks very much for the video, HistoryMarche, and well-deserved congratulations on one million subscribers. All glory to the algorithm!
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This might be one of the few battles that left me asked "So who's winning?"
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I fail to understand why this historical event has never been turned into a major cinematic masterpiece 😮
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My dad grew up in Clontarf, always talked about the sword from the battle in his classroom as a boy. Cannot wait to watch this with him! Great videos!
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Congrats on reaching 1M subs HM! Well deserved!!!
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I would love to see more Irish battles for sure.
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I was in Ireland in August and was fortunate to stay at Castle Clontarf and hike at Howth and Malahide. Beautiful country and wonderful history.
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Because so many important figures of the winning side died in the last phase of this battle, it really speakes volume about the ferocity of this battle.
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They fought until both armies were nearly annihilated. Unbelievable. I cannot think of another example when both sides displayed such badassery.
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Long time watcher here! Happy to see that my favourite history has reached 1 million subs. Please continue the good work.
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Never really heard about vikings in ireland. This channel is really in depth in battles and other stuff!
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This is probably the earliest I've been to one of your videos, love your content
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The rain and lightning from the “top” was such a nice touch! It made me feel like I’m God watching the events unfold below. What a great video! Well done!
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I never miss a History Marche video. Awesome content.
