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Ethelred II
or Aeth·el·red II
[ eth-uhl-red ]
noun
- Ethelred the Unready, a.d. 968?–1016, king of England 978–1013, 1014–1016.
Ethelred II
noun
- Ethelred II?9681016MEnglishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler known as Ethelred the Unready. ?968–1016 ad , king of England (978–1016). He was temporarily deposed by the Danish king Sweyn (1013) but was recalled on Sweyn's death (1014)
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We have noticed the present existence of a contemporary account of the coronation of Ethelred II.
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Rouen was indeed a gathering place for all the northern royalties, for Ethelred II.
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