The Battle of Clontarf (In Our Time)
1014 · Resource
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the best known events and figures in Irish history. In 1014 Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, defeated the Hiberno-Norse forces of Sigtrygg Silkbeard and allies near their Dublin stronghold, with Brian losing his life on the day of battle.
On these timelines: In Our Time (BBC podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 1014
- East–West Schism (1054)
- Christianisation of Kievan Rus' (988)
- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- Bi Sheng invents movable type (1040)
- William the Conqueror (1028)
- The Tale of Genji (1008)
- Almoravid Empire founded (1050)
- Shahnameh completed (1010)
- Reign of Cnut the Great (1016)
- Reign of Edward the Confessor (1042)