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One a cold morning, King Syggtryg Silkbeard, the King of Dublin overlooks the land outside his city walls. His ancestors, the Vikings, had settled here and built this great city as a bulwark against the native Gaels. But while Syggtryg ruled over Dublin and most of Leinster, another king was gaining power.
This man was Brian Boru. For decades he had been conquering and plundering most of Ireland, and with naval aid from Syggtryg, he had conquered all of Ulster. With all of Ireland (barring Dublin) under his control, Brian Boru was crowned as “Imperator Scotorum”. The Emperor of Ireland.
With the forces of his Irish Empire, Brian Boru marched onto Dublin to finally control all of Ireland.
But Syggtryg knew what was to come. He had already ordered a naval blockade around Dublin, and had assembled an army hailing from all corners of Viking territory.
Brian Boru settled to a camp overlooking the battle, as he was getting way too old for fighting at this point. As Brian boru watched, he saw Syggtryg’s army prepare for battle. The native Irish warriors under Boru’s command wore no armour, as they thought it was not manly to wear armour. But at their rear was a mercenary unit of Vikings, clad in chainmail.
The two sides charged toward eachother, and were locked in vicious combat. The native irish warriors were taking heavy casualties, and the flank to their right hands (if they still had them) was nearly destroyed. But the Viking mercenaries quickly closed the gap, and held firm as they reinforced the left flank as well. Syggtryg looked on in horror as his warriors were slowly cut down, and they retreated to the coastline, and scrambled out to where they had docked their boats.
But the Vikings would find no sure salvation, as their boats had drifted out to sea and off of the beach. With little options, some Vikings decided to hold the line as their comrades retreated. But the men who retreated mostly drowned.
