Who was brian boru prince of ireland?

Question

who was he what did he do who did he talk to what did he wear what is he famous for anything specaill he did information like that would be great thanks

Answer 1

Brian Boru (940 -1014) was King of Ireland. A clan prince, he succeeded his brother Mathghamhain, who had seized the throne of Munster from the Eogharacht rulers (963). Brian subjugated all Munster, then extended his power over all S Ireland, and in 1002 became high king of Ireland by right of conquest. As his power increased, relations with the Norse rulers on the Irish coast grew steadily worse. Sitric, king of the Dublin Norse, formed against Brian a coalition of the Norse of Ireland, the Hebrides, the Orkneys, and Iceland as well as Brian's Irish enemies. On Good Friday (Apr. 23), 1014, Brian's forces met and annihilated the allies at Clontarf, near Dublin. Soon afterward he was murdered in his tent. Brian's victory broke the Norse power in Ireland forever, but Ireland fell into anarchy.  

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Answer 2

He lived in the 10th and 11th centuries AD (born 940).  He was a soldier, he became king of Munster (one of the 4 provinces of Ireland), and then became high king of Ireland in 1002.  He tried to rebuild the country after the Viking invasions, and fought against them in an important battle, the Battle of Clontarf, in 1014.  He was killed during the battle by a Viking leader.

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