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Niall Glúndub
Niall Glúndub ( ‘Niall Black‐knee’) (fl. 896–919),king of the Cenél nEógain, king of Tara 916–19, one of twelve pre‐Norman kings entitled rí Érenn (king of Ireland—see high kingship) in the original hand of the Annals of Ulster. After building up power in Ulster and northern Connacht, he attained the kingship of Tara after the death of Flann Sinna (of the Clann Cholmáin), whose queen, Gormlaith, Niall married. He died fighting the Dublin Norse in 919.
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"Niall Glúndub." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Niall Glúndub." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-NiallGlndub.html "Niall Glúndub." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-NiallGlndub.html |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Niall Glúndub." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Niall Glúndub." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-NiallGlndub.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Niall Glúndub." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-NiallGlndub.html |
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