NR - Three Kings

[Decker, Terry D.]

> >>>>>>>>
> No, you've spelled it correctly.  April 23, 1014, when the Ardrigh,
> Brian
> Boru, defeated the Norse outside of Dublin.
> 
> Bear
> <<<<<<<<
> 
> Well, that is the party line.  Maybe it is just how you define "Norse"
> (or as the Irish referred to them) "Danes".  The truth is that there
> were O'Nialls on the Danish side, and allied norsemen on Boru's side,
> but we all know, the Good Guys won!
> 
> Tyrca
> 
Actually, no one really won.  The chief question was whether the country
would be ruled by Irish or Norse leaders and was decided in favor of the
Irish.  Brian Boru's side, which consisted primarily of native Irish and
Norse settlers, carried the field against a force commanded by a Norse
"king" consisting of Norse settlers and native Irish opposed to Boru and
supported by Viking mercenaries.  The "Norse" lost, but Brian Boru, the only
leader strong enough to unite the Irish was killed.

Various historical interpretations of the battle have declared it to be; a
minor dust up between two tribal societies on the edge of civilization, the
last great Viking battle, the battle which broke the hold of the old Norse
gods and opened the way for Chrisitanity in Northern Europe, the end of the
Golden Age of Medieval Ireland, and the start of the conquest of Ireland.


Bear
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