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

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  @HistoryMarche · 2 years ago · pinned

  🚩 Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storyblocks: <a href="https://storyblocks.com/historymarche">https://storyblocks.com/historymarche </a><br>🚩 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.

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  @travisanderson77 · 2 years ago

  &quot;Everybody died. A remarkable victory.&quot;

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  @dabiga2315 · 2 years ago

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

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  @conradnelson5283 · 2 years ago

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

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  @pax6833 · 2 years ago

  Man, what an insane battle. Wins, whole royal line wiped out in battle. <br><br>What a crazy outcome.

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  @daveweiss5647 · 2 years ago

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

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  @danalden1112 · 2 years ago

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

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  @yourroyalchungusness · 2 years ago

  This might be one of the few battles that left me asked &quot;So who&apos;s winning?&quot;

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  @schroedingersdog7965 · 2 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dtlpp7mBTLo&amp;t=679">11:19</a> &nbsp;A note on &quot;Aethelred the Unready&quot;: &nbsp;The word &quot;unready&quot; is a mistranslation of the Saxon &quot;unrede&quot;, which actually means &quot;ill-counselled&quot;, and the name &quot;Aethelred&quot; translates as &quot;noble counsellor&quot;. &nbsp;Possibly, the subjects of ne&apos;er-do-well Aethelred were making a rather sour joke at his expense: &nbsp;&quot;Our noble counsellor is ill-counselled.&quot;<br><br>Thanks very much for the video, HistoryMarche, and well-deserved congratulations on one million subscribers.<br><br>All glory to the algorithm!

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  @MB_Veteran · 2 years ago

  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.

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  @TheManFromWaco · 2 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dtlpp7mBTLo&amp;t=1460">24:20</a> &quot;The foreigners are coming into their inheritance.&quot; <br><br>That was ice-cold.

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  @jackharkin8939 · 2 years ago

  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!

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