 According to the version of events preserved by "La Geste des Engleis en Yrlande", the coalition's conquest of Dublin took place on 21 September.Within weeks of Mac Murchada's death at the beginning of May, "Expugnatio Hibernica" reveals that Ascall made his return to Dublin.The account of events recorded by "Expugnatio Hibernica" and "La Geste des Engleis en Yrlande" indicate that Ascall's forces consisted of heavily armoured Islesmen and Norwegians.