Áscall mac Ragnaill returned from the Hebrides with a Norse fleet and attacked Dublin. Miles de Cogan led a sally from the city gates and routed the Norse. Áscall was captured and beheaded. This ended Norse attempts to retake Dublin and sealed Norman control of the city.
Miles de Cogan: c.200–300 men. Áscall's Norse: c.400–600 men.
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