Battle of Strangford Lough
Battle fought in Ireland in 877 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Strangford Lough was fought in 877 between two groups of rival Vikings described by the Irish Annals as the "fair heathens" and the "dark heathens".[nb 1] The Annals of Ulster describe "Albann", a figure usually identified with Halfdan Ragnarsson, a leader of the Great Heathen Army, as king of the "dark heathens", and Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib identifies Bárid mac Ímair, King of Dublin as the leader of the "fair heathens". All accounts agree Halfdan was killed in the battle, and Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib adds that Bárid was wounded in it.
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Battle of Strangford Lough | |||||||
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Part of the Viking activities in Ireland | |||||||
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Dark Heathens | Fair Heathens | ||||||
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Halfdan Ragnarsson † | Bardur Ivarsson (WIA) |
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