Global InformationBattle of Mag Femen information
| Battle of Mag Femen | |||||||
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| Vikings of the Uí Ímair | Gaels of the Uí Néill | ||||||
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| Ragnall ua Ímair | Niall Glúndub | ||||||
The Battle of Mag Femen[nb 1] took place on 22 August 917 between the Vikings of the Uí Ímair, led by Ragnall, a grandson of Ímar, and the Irish of the Northern Uí Néill, led by Niall Glúndub, High King of Ireland. It was one of two battles involving the Uí Ímair that year, the other being the Battle of Confey, which occurred as a result of the Uí Ímair trying to retake the Kingdom of Dublin which they had lost in 902. The battle began when Niall Glúndub's forces attacked a Viking army at a site identified by the annals as Topar Glethrach in Mag Femen. The Irish initially inflicted the majority of the casualties, but late in the day a host of more troops led by Ragnall reinforced the Viking army, securing victory for the Uí Ímair.
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