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  • Viking Victory at Clontarf

    From Louis Epstein@le@main.lekno.ws to alt.history.what-if on Mon Mar 25 00:28:13 2024
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    If Brian Boru's armies had been crushed by those
    pf Sigurd and Sigtrygg and their Norse allies,
    could a lasting Viking domination of the Gaels
    have been created?

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  • From Rich Rostrom@rrostrom@comcast.net to alt.history.what-if on Tue Mar 26 14:32:29 2024
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    On 3/24/24 7:28 PM, Louis Epstein wrote:
    If Brian Boru's armies had been crushed by those
    of Sigurd and Sigtrygg and their Norse allies,
    could a lasting Viking domination of the Gaels
    have been created?


    The "Norse" kingdoms in Ireland were really Norse/Erse
    hybrids.

    Sigtrygg's mother was Gormlaith ingen Murchada, daughter
    of the King of Leinster. Her second husband was Brian
    Boru himself, and Sigtrygg married Brian's daughter Slaine.

    Given that level of intermarriage, the Norse were going
    to assimilate into the Irish over time. Victory at Clontarf
    would have raised the profile of of the Norse in Ireland.
    Possibly there would be more Norse names found in
    Ireland, just as Norman French names are found in England.

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