The Irish vs Viking Wars 

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Every Irishman is brought up on the tales of Brian Boru... You did us proud with this.

We've had loads of films and TV shows about Vikings .. time for a series about Celts .. Boru would make a fantastic series.

Machiavelli once said that centralized states are difficult to conquer but easy to rule, while decentralized states are easy to conquer but difficult to rule. The former can concentrate greater strength against you, but have a fixed point of critical failure. The latter might not be able to bring as much strength together at a single point, but individual regions and local lords are used to operating independently. The Vikings kill an English or French king and the country devolves into chaos. They kill an Irish king and the Irish shrug and say "Eh, we've got 99 more kings where that guy came from."

Epic stuff guys. Really did Brian Boru justice. Really beautiful art work too

"In these roaring hours spent hacking and stabbing, men were so doused in blood as to be unrecognizable to their kin. Their spears became heavy with the hair of butchered enemies." Those lines are hauntingly epic.

I did an exchange program last year, and stayed in Clontarf for two weeks. The history of Ireland remains palpable, you'd think Brian Boru had died less than 100 years ago, not 1000. I'm still enamored by the culture of the Irish, how persistently independent it is; it felt as though their ancestors were family, not the distant men relegated to history books.

"If you're lucky to be Irish, you're lucky enough." Irish medieval proverb.

Historydose, you are literally my favorite history youtuber. You can tell stories and battles like no one else. The atmosphere in every video is top-notch, man, keep it up!

It was described by Vikings that the Irish back in those days were physically huge, even compared to Vikings. The Irish were nourished on beef and lamb and the pastures were green year round in a fair climate.

I've always loved the mental image of a bunch of Vikings trying to figure out what the hell to do about an island with 100+ kings on it. The answer for many seems to have been "screw it, we're Irish now"

Brian just casually said "screw this" and took over the whole country

It's very frustrating that every Viking show only focuses on England we're missing out on amazing stories in Ireland

Its always been fascinating to me the contrast of ireland. The island is a land of plenty. Verdant fields and teeming shores gave rise to one of the most embattled people on the planet. They fought each other for their land as much as they fought others. Often times it seems as though they only banded together to fight off a greater threat so they could get back to fighting each other. All of this is a back drop to one of the deepest repositories of ancient stone monuments and artifacts; belying and undercurrent of pervasive culture that almost seems at odds with the war like people.

Went to Ireland this past August. Stayed at Clontarf castle, amazing place. Thoroughly enjoyed the country.

I was raised in Killaloe/Kincora which is the hometown of Brian Boru. I was raised being taught that I was a Dalcassian, a member of the Dál Cais tribe. My online profile pic is the banner of Brian Boru. I used to train out at his historic fort in Killaloe. I currently live in Limerick, the town founded by Vikings but conquered by Brian. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I'm well familiar with the history and I didn't expect you'd include so much of the details.

“The Danes came to Ireland with nothing to do, But dream of the plundered old Irish they slew, 'Well you will in your Vikings' said Brian Boru, Then he threw them back into the ocean.” Great Vid 👍🏻

When I attended Carlow College. The chosen head of the O'brien clan attended for a speech about Brian. It was an amazing experience, and I spoke to him afterwards. The one thing that bugged us both. Was the loss of his sword. It was taken to England. And somehow got lost??. What an absolute shame.

They should make a movie about this "Brian" dude if they haven't already.

I'm a student who studies extensively into Early Medieval Irish History, and you've hit the nail on the head with his video. Modern history grossly misportrays the Vikings as having an easy time in Ireland, which they did not. One minor detail I personally feel that should be addressed is that the Vikings did not introduce trading with the outside world to Ireland. Evidence exists of Irish trade with the outside world dating roughly 6000 BC from Jadeite axeheads found in Ireland that came from a Neolithic quarry in Italy. Brian Boru and his victory in Clontarf is also greatly downplayed by museums and historians alike, who act as if though it was a petty squabble that happened for no reason and that no one won the battle, which is utter rubbish. You touched well with the themes of ancestral heritage and the ancient tombs of ancient kings who were still praised by their descendants, it is something that is not often discussed in my experience. Apologies for the lecture, but this topic is one I am particularly passionate about due to how downplayed Irish resistance is against the Vikings and how Brian Boru is treated as a side figure of sorts by many. Edit: I forgot to mention the Scottish, who are often overlooked on this topic. Fair play for giving them a mention as again, they are often overlooked. There's not enough I can say without turning this into a longer lecture and I do apologise, nevertheless, great job with this video.

I can’t thank you enough dude. I tried looking this story up before and find nothing on it other than a song that sings about the battle. THANK YOUU!!❤🎉

I like the respect you give to history while also dramatizing it and making it entertaining. This video reminds me why I subscribed to this video and as a Limerick man, I can't help but swell with pride to the sheer tenacity of our people. We bled each other for centuries, generations, invaders, we won't give a second thought.

Another exceptionally educational video! Would love to see your guy's rendition of the story of the Norse siege of Paris in 885. I'm convinced that History Dose is one of the only RU-vid channels that's never released an uninteresting video. Keep em coming!

Can you please make a video of the Mongol/Yuan invasion of Java? Most other nations that defeated the Mongols did so with great difficulty and barely won. Java was the complete opposite. It just used and then completely routed the Mongol and Chinese troops. It'd be very interesting to see art of Mongol cavalry in the jungle (they didn't do so well). Again, great video just like always

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Incredible history of a battling and blending of peoples. I love the beautiful watercolors illustrating this compelling story.

Fabulous video. I'm from Dublin myself and have to say this is the best retelling I've seen of Brian Boru's story. Bravo sir!

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This was a class telling and narration, well done mate. Cheers

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Thank you History Dose. I never knew how interesting this time in history was for Ireland even though I’m Irish and I was taught about Irish history in school. Keep up the great work

Morgan Llwelyn's book " The Lion of Ireland" is about Brian Boru and it is a fantastic read!

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Your guys content is simply amazing! I'm left speechless every video. Would you consider covering more of Portuguese history? It's full of absolutely epic battles. You should check out the battle of Diu or the battle of Aljubarrota.

The Norseman fears the Gael

I love these vs ones. Just so well presented - and your voice carries impact. Love it

This is some insane geopolitics! So much fighting and kingdoms packed into a relatively "small" landmass. I like how Dublin would NOT stop rebelling. The most shocking thing though, is how the Irish could do so well in battles where they had much less armor than the Vikings.

Thank you for showing this amazing part of history that is rarely talked about. In a future video could you talk about kings of Munster and there struggles with others Irish clans? Would be a very interesting watch ❤

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Beyond the epic storytelling, the artworks and music in this video are INSANE. Wonderful job.

It cannot be said enough how your use of sound and music with the images are just **chef's kiss**

Amazing 👏 you’ve done our history justice Great storytelling of the War between the Gaels and Foreigners “ An Cogadh Gael Leis na Gallaimh”

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Honestly, best made history videos on RU-vid. Stunning to watch

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I happen to be of Nordic and Irish mix, with the honor of carrying the name Moran.

Amazing video! Thank you so much for making it xxx

Great work on the video guys! Viking history has Always fascinated me. I’m also doing this for a college class, and needed a social platform of some kind. Keep up the great work fellas!

Im a Irishman and love history. I have always watched your channel and wished you did something about Irelands history,becuase it really is interesting. So thank you so much for doing it!

i love this channel too, and i feel bad i accused them of AI art. Sorry bro's brother who makes the art. :( writing is phenomenal and the art is beyond that!

Been waiting for this video all week!

Thanks for making historical topics feel even more interesting and spectacular with your brilliant presentation style

As always much appreciated gents and keep bringing the great content and knowledge 🤙🏾✊🏾

Hallo from Denmark. Great video. Yes norse kings submitted to the irish kings as client kings. But In the end . The irish kings took greater interest in trading towns. And some irish kings deposed norse kings of the towns and themself took up residence there. But towns like Dublin, Limerick, waterford and wexford started out as viking citystates. But ended up as resistences for the irish kings. And eventuly a mixed irish/norse culture came into exsistence. But that all ended in 1171 . When the english king henry the second and his norman knights invaded Ireland

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What a video my boy! Brilliant work.

Saddens me to see what's happening to our ancient land in recent years. 20% of the people here at the moment weren't born here, our cultures days are numbered.

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Brilliant video, very unique and cool artstyle. You really captured the desperate nature of Brian's early fights against the Norse and the later epic run up to Clontarf. How he won the battle of Sulcoit is a video in it's own. This Irishman has liked and subscribed. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for all the material!! I love using it for my 7th and 8th classes

This is a wonderful prequal to the Gallowglass video. The intertwined history of the British Isles and Scandinavia is so fascinating to me. The soundtrack of this video is amazing too.

Ireland is one of my favorite places to start a CK3 campaign! So cool to see some history from this time period. I had always wondered why the Vikings only controlled Dublin around that time. Pro-tip: Don't #@$% with the Irish :D

Amazing channel where every video is better than the previous.

One of the best channels on RU-vid keep em coming

Very well made documentary, awesome to see you talk about how Brian and other Irish kings employed viking mercenaries and some married the Norse, showing that Irish politics at the time where much more complex than just the Irish v viking invaders narrative.

Fun fact: Ireland wasn’t catholic Christian during this time, but Celtic Christian. This was a unique blend of Christianity and Irish pagan beliefs and culture, this was why they were so war like even after converting, their cultural blend of the new religion kept the Irish tied to their war like ways, even bishops became regional warlords in their own right and often warred with other tribes and monasteries.

Wonderful narration my friend 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Excellent video, upr spot on with the history

To anyone interested in Hiberno-Norse warfare I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series as a complement

Vikings in England - let’s conquer us some kingdoms! Vikings in Ireland - Uh no, let’s stay close to the water! Lol

Great content, it's a pleasure to see an upload.

Theres not that many channels that are so detailed in which they convey information like you do. There’s a lot of things that separate you guys from the others. The way you portray these conflicts is so concise and clear as well as the artwork just really hammers in the amount of dedication and effort you guys put in. One of the other things I appreciate about you guys doing is taking time to expose people to more or less “underrated” sections of history, and the ones that are under-covered here on RU-vid.

Huh, the saga describing Brian being lashed to a tree by his own guts is mirror to Cú Chulainn. Very interesting that is a mark of bravery in the Irish mythos but a savage execution in the sagas.

No better channel when it comes to history matched by great visuals.

Another great one as always!

O'Sullivan clan worked with Brian Boru. My ancestry. So proud.

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Your videos are just epic man, such good stuff.

I just subscribed, your presentation is splendid. The 6 hour Adwan war would look so cool if you present it!

As an American with Gael blood, I'm really fired up right now. Fantastic video

This is why I love playing as the Irish in Mount and Blade viking conquest.

thunderously good video, thanks chap

The best historical channel by far

I just wish these videos had subtitles, I'd love to know how all these names were spelled

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Beautiful work all round

The way you tell these stories is so cool and the history os intriguing

As a red haired, red bearded, great great great grandson of an Irish immigrant, with the last name of Berg, I have to imagine my ancestors experienced this time in history first hand.

Who knew that Ireland had such a bloody history too

Fantastic channel and content. I’m trying in my own way to show a fraction of what you are doing here!

Dude! I like your content, keep making such videos!

How did Sitric survive? You'd think killing the king and his firstborn heir would be enough to guarantee an execution no matter who your wife is.

My guy your the art and presentation style on this is really excellent. Good to see you pushing this youtube history thing forward so strongly.

Hopefully things work out for the Irish and Brian Boru doesn’t get ganked in his command tent by some cringe Viking who couldn’t take the banter at the battle of Clontarf. [Edit]: Goddamnit…

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Awesome video. Thank you.