Bibliography

Casey, Denis, “Brian Boru, the Book of Armagh and the Irish church in the tenth and eleventh centuries”, in: Seán Duffy (ed.), Medieval Dublin XVI: proceedings of Clontarf 1014–2014: national conference marking the millennium of the Battle of Clontarf, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2017. 103–121.

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“Brian Boru, the Book of Armagh and the Irish church in the tenth and eleventh centuries”
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103–121
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2017
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10th century 11th century Ireland
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Brian BoruBrían Bóruma (Brian Boru)
(c. 941–23 April 1014)
Brían Bóruma, Brian Bóruma
High-king of Ireland from the Dál Cais, son of Cennétig mac Lorcáin (d. 951); typically known for breaking the hegemony of the Uí Néill in Ireland; died at the battle of Clontarf (1014). He is the celebrated hero of Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib, a twelfth-century propagandistic narrative text that has helped to enhance his reputation.
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Máel Suthain Úa CerbaillÚa Cerbaill (Máel Suthain)
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Dennis Groenewegen
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