Brian Boru

(brīən bə ro̵̅o̅)

926?-1014; king of Ireland (1002-14)
Ir. name Brian Boramhe

See Brian Boru in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Irish king (1002-1014) who spent most of his life fighting the Danes and the Norse. He was killed after the final defeat of a Danish coalition, which ended Norse power in Ireland.

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