• Alan Hickey

Bound by an unbreakable oath, a wild warrior chieftain from Connacht wades into the blood-soaked Battle of Clontarf to defend his High King against an alliance of Irish and Hiberno-Norse kings vying for control of Ireland.

Ireland, 1014 AD. The Emerald Isle runs red with the blood of civil war. High King Brian Boru’s reign is threatened, not by a simple Viking invasion, but by a fractured alliance of rival Irish lords and the Hiberno-Norse army of Dublin vying for control. At the heart of the Battle of Clontarf stands Tadhg Mór, a fierce chieftain and leader of the “Wild Men of Connacht”.
Bound by an unbreakable oath to his High King, Tadhg wades into the chaos, unleashing his savage fury to hold the line against the massive rebel army. But in a brutal clash where allegiances shatter and kings are destined to fall, Tadhg will learn the devastating true price of his unwavering loyalty. Tadhg Catha Bhriain – Tadhg of the Battle of Brian is a visceral, animated saga of sacrifice, exploring how one man’s ferocious devotion to his High King forges a legend that will even call spirits from the sea.
This level of devotion and willingness to pay the price is prevalent today in the wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Iran, all at a time when Ireland stands as close, as it did in 1014 AD, to a unified country.

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