• Æthelred II (Old English: Æþelræd, pronounced [ˈæðelræːd]; Old Norse: Aðalráðr; c. 966 – 23 April 1016), known as Æthelred the Unready...
  • Tedariksiz Ethelred (Eski İngilizce: Æþelræd Unræd, 968 dolaylarında – 23 Nisan 1016), doğu Anglosakson kraliyeti Wessex'in 18 Mart 978–1013 ve 1014–23 Nisan 1016...
  • Æthelred of Mercia was a main character and antagonist in both The Saxon Stories novel series, and The Last Kingdom television series...
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  • The End of the Mercian Kingdom. Æthelred’s background is shrouded in obscurity. He first appeared as a minor figure at the Mercian court in the late 860s.
  • Knowledge of Northumbrian history at this time is ‘nasty, brutish, and short’. Æthelred was displaced after five years' rule by a member of another line, Ælfwald.
  • In 1014, Sweyn suddenly died, leaving his son Cnut the Great as King, but secretly a deputation was sent to Æthelred to restore him to the throne.
  • Nonetheless, if Æthelred’s court became a place of conspiracy and intrigue, it was primarily as a result of this mind-set, not the personal failings of the king.
  • Drawing on extensive research, Roach argues that Æthelred was driven by pious concerns about sin, society, and the anticipated apocalypse.