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Meaning of ETHELRED

Pronunciation:  'ethul`red

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 Definition: 
  1. [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)
  2. [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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