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Lion of Ireland
Book 6 in the Celtic World series.
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Brian, the youngest son of a minor ruler of Dál gCais, grows up in an Ireland divided among rival dynasties and exposed to the power of Norse towns and raiders. Through warfare, political calculation and an ability to unite former enemies, he rises from local resistance to become king of Munster and eventually High King of Ireland.
The novel follows Brian’s public ambition alongside his marriages, friendships and conflicts with those closest to him, including the formidable Gormlaith. His effort to impose a durable peace culminates at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, where victory over his opponents cannot protect the ageing king from the cost of the struggle he has spent his life directing.
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