GEN-MEDIEVAL-L Archives

Archiver > GEN-MEDIEVAL > 1998-10 > 0908393819


From: "D. Spencer Hines" <>
Subject: Re: Brian Boru's families
Date: 14 Oct 1998 19:36:59 GMT


Vide infra.

DSH
--

D. Spencer Hines --- "Earl of Sandwich: 'Pon my honor, Wilkes, I don't know
whether you'll die on the gallows or of the pox.' John Wilkes [1727-1797]:
'That must depend, my Lord, upon whether I first embrace your Lordship's
principles, or your Lordship's mistresses.'" --- Sir Charles Petrie, 'The
Four Georges' [1935]

Links4two wrote in message <>...
>Roisin,
> Thank you very much for following up on Brian Boru's families. I was
one
>who responded that based on Morgan Llywelyn's genealogical information (I
added
>that she gave her sources)that Brian's daughter did indeed marry King
Malcolm.
>We who enjoy historical fiction also check the author's notes for what is
fact
>and what parts are fiction.

And the author's notes are a safe and sure guide as to what is fact?

> I would be interested in knowing if Llywelyn's sources say whether the
>mother of Slani was actually Eadraich (Achra) who is named as Brian's
second
>wife in the young adult version of "Lion of Ireland", which is called,
"Brian
>Boru, Emporer of Ireland"?
>
> Susan Hammond

This thread: