'Murtough on his journey with the King of Munster in fetters', 941 (1913). Artist: Morris Meredith Williams


'Murtough on his journey with the King of Munster in fetters', 941 (1913). Muirchertach mac Neill (d943), King of Ailech, took Cellachan Caisil (d954), King of Munster, hostage as a demonstration of his power. Illustration from The Northmen in Britain by Eleanor Means Hull, published 1913.


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Location: World,Europe,Ireland
Photo credit: © Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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