"1000 coins!" King Donald the Second shouted, raising his hand from the armrest of his chair to signal his financial offer to the people in the room.
"No, 3000!" King Aedh MacNeill stated, responding immediately.
While King Donald was planning his maritime strategies, King Aedh MacNeill recognized that his own kingdom of Ireland was an island entirely surrounded by water.
He ruled over six thousand foot soldiers and two thousand horsemen, and he required reliable navigation to move his forces across the sea to engage in wars and maintain his power and honor among the neighboring rulers.
After all, the ability to arrive at a specific coastal location without delay was a primary requirement for initiating a successful siege against an enemy fortress in the ninth century.
