The Chronicle of Pierre de Langtoft
The Chronicle of Pierre de Langtoft

Author: Pierre de Langtoft

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-11-15

Total Pages: 555

ISBN-13: 1108048714

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A popular history of England in Anglo-Norman French verse, from the legendary Brutus to the death of King Stephen.

The war of the Gaedhil with the Gaill, or the invasions of Ireland by the Danes and other Norsemen
The war of the Gaedhil with the Gaill, or the invasions of Ireland by the Danes and other Norsemen

Author: James Henthorn Todd

Publisher:

Published: 1867

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13:

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The first part of the work contains an account of the arrival of the Norsemen in Ireland, especially in the Munster district. The second part of the work is devoted to the history of the Dal Cais, or Munster chieftains, particularly of the hero Brian Boroimhe (Boru), King of Ireland, and his death in the Battle of Clontarf. The appendices contain a translation of the Book of Leinster, the chronology and genealogy of the kings of Munster and of Ireland during the Scandinavian invasions, a description of the battle of Clontarf, and genealogy of the Scandinavian chieftains named as leaders of the invasions of Ireland.--Cf. introd.