Cerball mac Dúnlainge

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Cerball mac Dúnlainge was a powerful 9th-century Irish king renowned for his military prowess and complex alliances with both Viking forces and neighboring Irish kingdoms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 9th-century monarch
King of Osraige
human
medieval Irish king
allyOf Viking leaders in Ireland
some Norse-Gaelic factions
battle campaigns against Danish Vikings in Ireland
campaigns against Norse Vikings in Ireland
wars with neighboring Irish kingdoms such as Munster
child Cellach mac Cerbaill NERFINISHED
Diarmait mac Cerbaill (king of Osraige) NERFINISHED
Fridgerd (Fridgerðr) NERFINISHED
Rafarta (Rafarta ingen Cerbaill) NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
Kingdom of Osraige NERFINISHED
culture early medieval Irish
dateOfBirth c. 835
dateOfDeath 888
dynasty Dál Birn NERFINISHED
era Viking Age NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Gaels NERFINISHED
father Dúnlaing mac Fergal NERFINISHED
hasDescendant Icelandic settlers mentioned in Landnámabók
hasReputation ferocious warrior
opportunistic ally of Vikings
skilled tactician
mentionedIn Annals of Ulster NERFINISHED
Annals of the Four Masters NERFINISHED
Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib NERFINISHED
Fragmentary Annals of Ireland NERFINISHED
mother Mael Sechnaill’s sister (unnamed in sources)
nativeLanguage Old Irish
notableFor alliances with Viking forces
conflicts with neighboring Irish kingdoms
military prowess
role in 9th-century Irish–Viking politics
occupation king
opponentOf Viking raiders in Leinster and Munster
rival Irish kings
placeOfBirth Osraige NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Osraige NERFINISHED
positionHeld King of Osraige
religion Christianity
ruledFrom c. 842
ruledUntil 888
sibling Rhodri the Great’s wife Angharad ferch Meurig (through marital alliance, not blood) NERFINISHED
source Landnámabók NERFINISHED
spouse unidentified Irish noblewoman
territoryRuled Osraige NERFINISHED

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Dál Birn hasNotableMember Cerball mac Dúnlainge
Kings of Osraige hasNotableMember Cerball mac Dúnlainge
Osraige notableKing Cerball mac Dúnlainge