| Variant title |
Medieval Dublin 16 |
| Variant title |
Medieval Dublin sixteen |
| Portion of title |
National Conference Marking the Millennium of the Battle of Clontarf, 11-12 April 2014 |
| Contents |
The (legendary) rise of Dál Cais / Bart Jaski -- Hunting for the genetic legacy of Brian Boru in Irish historical sources / Catherine Swift -- The kings of Dublin and Leinster before the battle of Clontarf / Edel Bhreathnach -- Brian and the Uí Néill kingship of Tara / Eoin O'Flynn -- Brian Boru, the Book of Armagh and the Irish church in the tenth and eleventh centuries / Denis Casey -- Clontarf 1014: military significance, external dimension and outcome / Colmán Etchingham -- Brian Bóraime, the Insular Viking world, and the battle of Clontarf / Patrick Wadden -- Glorious by association: the obituary of Brian Boru / Máire Ní Mhaonaigh -- The battle of Clontarf: the archaeological evidence / Andrew Halpin -- Dál Cais after Clontarf / Paul MacCotter -- After Brian Bóraime: the high-kingship and the kings of Connacht / Maire Therese Flanagan -- Brian Bóraime's right to rule: an unfinished dialogue / Lenore Fischer -- The battle of Clontarf in later Irish tradition / Meidhbhín Ní Úrdail -- Writing history in the digital age: the battle of Clontarf goes online / Roman Bleier, Sparky Booker, Eoin O'Flynn, Cherie N. Peters, Christina Wade, Caoimhe Whelan. |
| Abstract |
"This volume contains the proceedings of a conference held in Trinity College Dublin in April 2014 marking the millennium of the battle of Clontarf, one of the landmark events in Irish history. Organized by the editor in partnership with Dublin City Council, the conference heard from leading experts in the fields of Irish history, Scandinavian history, Celtic studies and archaeology, speakers being drawn from universities throughout Ireland, Great Britain, and further afield, as well as specialists from the National Museum and elsewhere. This ground-breaking volume of essays arising from the conference features the work of the leading authorities on the subject, shedding new light on the role of the Vikings in medieval Ireland, dispelling (and in some cases reconfirming) myths, and raising public awareness. It seeks to bring us closer to establishing what really happened at the battle of Clontarf (in essays by Colmán Etchingham, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh and Andrew Halpin), to re-evaluate the origins of Brian Boru (in important studies by Bart Jaski and Catherine Swift) and his career (including important papers by Edel Bhreathnach, Denis Casey, Eoin O'Flynn, and Patrick Wadden), his dynastic legacy (Paul McCotter), and his later literary image (Lenore Fischer and Meidhbhín Ní Úrdail). This collection also brings into the realm of public discourse recent investigations of the subject of the high-kingship of Ireland (including a major new study by Marie Therese Flanagan)." -- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "The conference was...the 16th in a sequence of annual symposia organized by the Friends of Medieval Dublin, the proceedings of which appear annually...published by Four Courts Press"--Page 14. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Genre/form | Conference papers and proceedings. |
| ISBN | 1846826039 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781846826030 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781846826047 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1846826047 (paperback) |
