Ulf the Quarrelsome
Legendary Irish Nobleman
Ulf the Quarrelsome, or Ulf Hreda, is described in Njals Saga as a brother to Brian Boru, High King of Ireland from 1002 to 1014. He is primarily mentioned in the saga's account of the Battle of Clontarf of 1014, in the aftermath of which he gruesomely killed Brodir of the Isle of Man to avenge his brother's death at the hands of the invaders:
Ulf the Quarrelsome cut open his belly, and led him round and round the trunk of a tree, and so wound all his entrails out of him, and he did not die before they were all drawn out of him.
Some have identified Ulf as a brother of Brian named Cuiduligh.
External links
- The Story of Burnt Njal (Njal's Saga) Part 11
- indexed online version of Njåls saga translated to English by George Dasents. The part referring to Clontarf, Brian's Battle, is in chapter 156
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- Fedlimid Rechtmar
- Fiacha Suidhe
- Declán of Ardmore
- Lugaid Mend
- Conall of the Swift Steeds
- Íte of Killeedy
- Mainchín of Limerick
- Mo Lua of Killaloe
- Flannán mac Toirrdelbaig
- Cennétig mac Lorcáin
- Mathgamain mac Cennétig
- Brian Bóruma
- Cuiduligh mac Cennétig
- Echthighern mac Cennétig
- Tadc mac Briain
- Donnchad mac Briain
- Toirdelbach Ua Briain
- Muirchertach Ua Briain
- Domnall mac Taidc Uí Briain
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