[eth-uh
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| (“Ethelred the Unready”) a.d. 968?–1016, king of England 978–1013, 1014–1016. |
| ethelred | |
noun | |
| 1. | king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016) |
| 2. | king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871) |