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Legendary Irish King Brian Boru died #otd 1014 at the Battle of #Clontarf.
His death is pivotal in Geoffrey Keating (Seathrún Céitinn)’s Foras feasa ar Éirinn, a popular history both in Irish and English translation.
https://www.ria.ie/library/catalogues/special-collections/medieval-and-early-modern-manuscripts/foras-feasa-ar-eirinnA history which worked to put both Old English and Gaelic Irish in a good light, it portrayed Ireland as ruled by the English king by consent, not through conquest.
https://www.irishphilosophy.com/2014/04/23/brian-boru/