The Battle of Clontarf from History Daily
Gone Medieval
History Hit
4.6 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
On Gone Medieval we like to celebrate the best stories - and storytellers - of history, so today Dr.Eleanor Janega showcases the brilliant podcast History Daily. Host Lindsay Graham takes listeners back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history and to tell the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time.
This episode is all about the events that took place in April 1014: King Brian of Ireland is killed by Vikings during the Battle of Clontarf, leading Ireland to fall into anarchy.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm Dr. Eleanor Yannaga, and welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit, the |
| 0:08.3 | podcast that delves into the greatest millennium |
| 0:15.0 | the greatest the god-spacking details |
| 0:17.0 | and the latest groundbreaking research |
| 0:19.2 | from the Vikings to the Normans, |
| 0:21.0 | from Kings to Popes to the Crusades. |
| 0:23.8 | We delve into the rebellions, plots, and murders |
| 0:27.4 | that tell us who we really were, |
| 0:29.4 | and how we got here. |
| 0:38.1 | Well, hello this is Dr. Eleanor Janaga and yes this has gone medieval but today we have something a little bit different for you. We like to celebrate the best stories |
| 0:44.8 | and storytellers of history. So today we're showcasing a brilliant podcast called History |
| 0:50.2 | Daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham takes us back in time to explore a |
| 0:55.1 | momentous event that happened on this day in history and to tell the true stories of |
| 1:00.0 | the people and events that shaped our world. One day at a time. This episode is all about |
| 1:05.0 | the events that took place on the 14th of April 1014, the Battle of Clontarf. It's got everything. |
| 1:11.7 | Political intrigue, revenge. It's got everything political intrigue revenge so many Vikings and probably best of all if you're me |
| 1:19.0 | a concerted effort to unite the kingdoms of Ireland Look Look, I'm an Irish citizen. |
| 1:24.0 | This stuff is never going to stop being fascinating to me. |
| 1:26.0 | Now, don't worry. |
| 1:28.0 | Matt will return with another gone medieval episode at the end of the week, |
| 1:30.0 | but in the meantime, take it away, Lindsay. It's the summer of 976 CE and in the muddy fields outside Munster, Ireland, the battle is about to begin. |
| 1:51.0 | Brian Balru, a broad-chested bearded Irish clan leader, strides out onto the field. |
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