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Æthelred II (Old English: Æþelræd, [n 1] pronounced [ˈæðelræːd]; Old Norse: Aðalráðr; c. 966 – 23 April 1016), known as Æthelred the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death in 1016. [1]
The historical Æthelred ruled a newly-formed England in the tenth and eleventh centuries, reigning from 978-1013 and from 1014 until his death in 1016. In a strictly historical sense, Æthelred is notable for his long, but ultimately unsuccessful, struggle against viking 2 invaders like Thorkell the Tall, Sweyn Forkbeard, and Cnut the Great.
21 Απρ 2016 · A silver penny struck more than ten centuries ago (on display in the Fitzwilliam Museum) shows Æthelred, King of the English. The obverse shows the king in profile and the reverse a Christian cross. Thousands of similar coins have survived.
20 Σεπ 2024 · Ethelred the Unready was the king of the English from 978 to 1013 and from 1014 to 1016. He was an ineffectual ruler who failed to prevent the Danes from overrunning England. The epithet “unready” is derived from unraed, meaning “bad counsel” or “no counsel,” and puns on his name, which means.
5 Απρ 2013 · The notice of Æthelred's death in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle adds that ‘he had held his kingdom with great toil and difficulties as long as his life lasted’; and we learn from later sources that Æthelred was buried with all due honour in the church of St Paul.
12 Οκτ 2023 · Is this your ancestor? Explore genealogy for Æthelred (Wessex) of England born abt. 966 Wessex, England died 1016 London, England including ancestors + descendants + 2 photos + 6 genealogist comments + questions + more in the free family tree community.
11 Αυγ 2022 · King Aethelred the Unready was King of England during a turbulent time of consistent Viking threats to the Anglo-Saxon kingdom culminating in the reign of King Cnut.
