Clodagh Finn: At last – the ‘Irish Helen of Troy’ is on TV
The Tile Films - RTÉ production of 'Invasion: The Normans' provides an interesting insight to the character in Derbforgaill, Ireland's so-called Helen of Troy, developing the roles and political influence of the woman whose life would transform the history of Ireland.
The Derbforgaill character in the RTÉ documentary drama ‘Invasion: The Normans’.
I punched the air when I saw Derbforgaill (or Derval), the so-called Gaelic Helen of Troy, make an appearance among the beardy power-players glowering with purpose in the absorbing documentary, Invasion: The Normans which aired on RTE1 last Sunday.
The two-parter is billed as a real-life Game of Thrones. It is a clever conceit because the wrangle for power between provincial kings in 12th-century Ireland does indeed have a fictional echo in the HBO mega-hit.
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