1000 years today, one of the most famous battle in Irish history, the Battle of Clontarf took place. While I have made an audiobook about that the events surrounding Clontarf and Irelands greatest high-king Brian Boru (available at www.irishhistorypodcast.ie/brianboru), I nonetheless wanted to mark this momentous anniversary with a podcast. In this show I look at Ireland in 1014 and some of the things about that world that would stun, shock and surprise us. From Population to paganism there is ...
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