Muirchertach Ua Briain
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Muirchertach Ua Briain was a son of Toirdelbach Ua Briain, the previous Dalcassian King of Munster and de facto High King of Ireland. As a descendant of Brian Boru, he was part of the powerful O'Brien
Fanciful depiction
Sigtrygg Silkbeard (989–1029)
Bjaðmunjo Mýrjartaksdóttir
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Bjaðmunjo Mýrjartaksdóttir was a daughter of a Muirchertach Ua Briain, High King of Ireland. In 1102, whilst still a child, she was married to Sigurðr, son of Magnús Óláfsson, King of Norway. At this
Excerpt from folio 32r of Oxford Bodleian Library Rawlinson B 503 (the Annals of Inisfallen) concerning the two marital alliances conducted by Muirchertach in 1102.
An early twentieth-century depiction of Magnús Óláfsson's death in battle.