Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf

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Brian Boru is the most famous Irish person before the modern era, whose death at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 is one of the few events in the whole of Ireland's medieval history to retain a place in the popular imagination. This book proposes a far-reaching reassessment of Brian Boru and Clontarf. It offers a new interpretation of the role of the Vikings in Irish affairs and explains how Brian emerged from obscurity to attain the high-kingship of Ireland because of his exploitation of the Viking presence. It concludes that Clontarf was deemed a triumph, despite Brian's death, because of what he averted - a major new Viking offensive in Ireland - on that fateful day. "The book's straightforward and accessible style appeal to students and general readers."--Irish Literary Supplement

Über den Autor

Sean Duffy is Professor of Medieval History at Trinity College Dublin and is one of Ireland's foremost medieval historians. Previous books include Ireland in the Middle Ages (1997) and The Concise History of Ireland (2000) and he is editor of the long-running Medieval Dublin series (2000-).

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2014
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780717162079
ISBN-10:	0717162079
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Duffy, Seán
Hersteller:	Gill
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	221 x 145 x 29 mm
Von/Mit:	Seán Duffy
Erscheinungsdatum:	10.03.2014
Gewicht:	0,534 kg