Brian Boru and Sitric

clipped from generation13.com Given the circumstances under which Mael Mordha had been made the new King of Leinster, it's not surprising that he launched an open rebellion against King Brian's authority. In response, King Brian assembled the forces of the Province of Munster with the intention of laying siege to the Hiberno-Norse city of Dublin, which was ruled by Mael Mordha's ally and cousin, Sigtrygg Silkbeard. Together Mael Mordha and Sigtrygg determined to meet King Brian's army in battle rather than risk a siege. Once again, however, King Brian opted for reconciliation; he requested Sigtrygg to return and resume his position as ruler of Dublin, giving Sigtrygg the hand of one of his daughters in marriage, just as he had with the Éoganacht King, Cain. It may have been on this occasion that and Mael Mordha's King Brian married Sigtrygg's mothersister Gormflaith, the former wife of High-King Mael Sechlainn.