Æthelred the Unready
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title:
Æthelred the Unready
text:
Æthelred II, known as Æthelred the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death in 1016. His epithet comes from the Old English word unræd meaning "poorly advised"; it is a pun on his name, which means "well advised". Æthelred was the son of King Edgar the Peaceful and Queen Ælfthryth. He came to the throne at about the age of 12, following the assassination of his older half-brother, King Edward the Martyr. The chief characteristic of Æthelred's reign wa
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King of England (r. 978–1013 & 1014–16)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_the_Unready
date created:
2001-11-15T21:09:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T11:43:41Z
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