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Meaning of ETHELRED
Pronunciation:
'ethul`red
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
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)
[n]
king
of
the
English
who
succeeded
to
the
throne
after
his
half
-
brother
Saint
Edward
the
Martyr
was
murdered
;
he
struggled
unsuccessfully
against
the
invading
Danes
(969-1016)
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Synonyms:
Ethelred I
,
Ethelred II
,
Ethelred the Unready
See Also:
king
,
male monarch
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