User:Finnrind/Historiography
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Ireland 800–1169 aims to describe the history of Ireland from the first Viking raids to the Norman invasion. The first two centuries of this period are characterised by Viking raids and the subsequent Norse settlements along the coast. Ports were established at Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Cork and Limerick, which became the first large towns in Ireland.
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Ireland consisted of many semi-independent túatha, and during the whole period attempts were made by various factions to gain political control over the whole of the island. For the first two centuries of our period this was mainly a rivalry between High Kings of Ireland from the northern and southern branch of the Uí Néill. The one who came closest to being de facto king over the whole of Ireland however was Brian Boru, the first high king in historical times not belonging to Uí Néill.
Following Brian's death at the battle of Clontarf in 1014, the political situation became more complex with rivalry for highkingship from several clanns and dynasties. Brian's descendants failed to maintain a unified throne, and regional squabbling over territory led indirectly to invasion of the Normans under Richard de Clare in 1169