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The Battle of Clontarf was fought near Dublin on Good Friday, April 23, 1014, between the Irish High King Brian “Boru” mac Cennetíg and an alliance of Vikings from Dublin and the British Isles, and the Irish of Leinster. The clash was a finale to more than six months of skirmishing between the Vikings of Dublin and Brian after the town rebelled against the high king. Although popularly remembered as an Irish victory, the actual outcome was less clear, as neither side, exhausted and decimated after one of the longest battles fought in Ireland to that time, could deliver a decisive blow to their opponents. Reasons given for the battle have ranged from the romantic (Brian's wife Gormflaith had lost his love and wanted revenge) to the economic (a fight to control commerce in the Irish Sea region).