Battle of Clontarf, 1014 - End of the Viking Age in Ireland

🚩 The Battle of Clontarf was a major military encounter that occurred in Ireland in April 1014. The battle is best known for being the culmination of a conflict between the local Irish kingdoms and the Viking forces, which had gained a foothold in Ireland.

📢 Narrated by David McCallion

🎼 Music:
Epidemic Sounds
Filmstro

📚 Sources:
Sean Duffy – Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf
Sean Duffy – Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopaedia
Patrick Weston Joyce – A Concise History of Ireland (Library Ireland)

#history #medieval #documentary

[HistoryMarche]

🚩 The Battle of Clontarf was a major military encounter that occurred in Ireland in April 1014. The battle is best known for being the culmination of a conflict between the local Irish kingdoms and the Viking forces, which had gained a foothold in Ireland.

[conradnelson]

Brian Buru was always more of a legend to me until now. Now he is part of history.. thank you

[schroedingersdog]

11:19 A note on "Aethelred the Unready": The word "unready" is a mistranslation of the Saxon "unrede", which actually means "ill-counselled", and the name "Aethelred" translates as "noble counsellor". Possibly, the subjects of ne'er-do-well Aethelred were making a rather sour joke at his expense: "Our noble counsellor is ill-counselled."

Thanks very much for the video, HistoryMarche, and well-deserved congratulations on one million subscribers.

All glory to the algorithm!

[pax]

Man, what an insane battle. Wins, whole royal line wiped out in battle.

What a crazy outcome.

[jackharkin]

My dad grew up in Clontarf, always talked about the sword from the battle in his classroom as a boy. Cannot wait to watch this with him! Great videos!

[daveweiss]

Damn.... the very definition of a pyrrhic victory... in fact... probably the most pyrrhic in history, imagine "winning" while you and your entire line of succession is wiped out...insane.

[travisanderson]

"Everybody died. A remarkable victory."

[danalden]

I fail to understand why this historical event has never been turned into a major cinematic masterpiece 😮

[MiddleSpoon]

I was in Ireland in August and was fortunate to stay at Castle Clontarf and hike at Howth and Malahide. Beautiful country and wonderful history.

[Dennell_Mount_and_Blade]

Because so many important figures of the winning side died in the last phase of this battle, it really speakes volume about the ferocity of this battle.

[KHK]

Congrats on reaching 1M subs HM! Well deserved!!!

[dabiga]

I love Middle Ages history "Yeah I killed 100 men by myself in a single charge, I was dual wielding, trust me bro"

[klaus]

Long time watcher here! Happy to see that my favourite history has reached 1 million subs. Please continue the good work.

[yourroyalchungusness]

This might be one of the few battles that left me asked "So who's winning?"

[writepras]

The rain and lightning from the “top” was such a nice touch! It made me feel like I’m God watching the events unfold below. What a great video! Well done!

[juliandessen]

This is probably the earliest I've been to one of your videos, love your content

[Your_President_Kanye_East]

They fought until both armies were nearly annihilated. Unbelievable. I cannot think of another example when both sides displayed such badassery.

[chasechristophermurraydola]

I would love to see more Irish battles for sure.

[Sanjn]

I never miss a History Marche video. Awesome content.

[BertieBrosnan]

Exceptional work overall, the graphics and storytelling are insanely good. As an Irishman and History Enthusiast, I can safely say this is one of the best videos I have seen covering Irish History. However, there was one significant flaw: Brian Boru was not a Cork man; his power base was in Kincora, Killaloe, at the mouth of Lough Derg on the River Shannon (modern-day Co.Clare). This is vitally important information as his clan, the Dál gCáis, and other clans were fiercely territorial. Having his power base in your graphics located in Cork wouldn't and doesn't sit right. But your work is outstanding, so I have subscribed. Go raibh míle maith agat, mo chara. Thank you.