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WHAT DOES ETHELRED II MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ethelred II

Æthelred the Unready

Æthelred the Unready, or Æthelred II, was King of England. He was son of King Edgar and Queen Ælfthryth and was only about ten years old when his half-brother Edward was murdered. Æthelred was not personally suspected of participation, but as the murder was committed at Corfe Castle by the attendants of Ælfthryth, it made it more difficult for the new king to rally the nation against the military raids by Danes, especially as the legend of St Edward the Martyr grew. From 991 onwards, Æthelred paid tribute, or Danegeld, to the Danish King. In 1002, Æthelred ordered a massacre of Danish settlers. In 1003, King Sweyn invaded England, and in 1013, Æthelred fled to Normandy and was replaced by Sweyn, who was also King of Denmark. Æthelred returned as king, however, after Sweyn died in 1014. "Unready" is a mistranslation of Old English unræd —a twist on his name "Æthelred", meaning noble-counsel. A better translation would be ill-advised.

Definition of Ethelred II in the English dictionary

The definition of Ethelred II in the dictionary is known as Ethelred the Unready. ?968–1016 ad, king of England. He was temporarily deposed by the Danish king Sweyn but was recalled on Sweyn's death.

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETHELRED II»

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The Church, the Bishop, Or Corah, -which?: Two Sermons, on ...
J a/ Ethelbert II. (England) 60 Ethelred 1 66 Alfred the Great 72 Edward the Elder 901 Athelstan 25 Edmund 1 41 Edred 48 Edwy 55 Edgar 59 Edward II. the Martyr . 75 Ethelred II Sweyn Ethelred III Edmund II. Ironside . Canute Harold Harefoot ...
Frederick Robert Augustus Glover, 1839
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Bishop Aethelwold: His Career and Influence
... to recover some of his father's gifts to the monasteries.1"" When /Ethelred was. 167 P.Stafford, The Reign of /Ethelred II, A Study in the Limitations on Royal Policy and Action', Ethelred the Unready: Papers from the Millenary Conference, ed.
Barbara Yorke, 1997
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Gothic Kings of Britain: The Lives of 31 Medieval Rulers, ...
In 1013, the Danes renewed their sporadic war of conquest against England when Swein I Folkbeard and his nineteen-year-old son Cnut invaded the kingdom with a formidable army, forcing the Saxon king Ethelred II to flee into exile.
Philip J. Potter, 2008
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Kings, Currency, and Alliances: History and Coinage of ...
RICHBOROUGH, Kent. Three single finds from the Roman fort: a. /Ethelred II (1st reign), 840x844?, moneyer Eanred; b. /Ethelred II (1st reign), 840x844?, moneyer Fordred; c. Eanred, 810x840?, moneyer Aldates. a and b found before 1851; ...
Mark A. S. Blackburn, D. N. Dumville, 1998
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The Chronological Historian, Or, A Record of Public Events: ...
ETHELRED II. EDMUND II. DANISH KINGS. CANUTE, HAROLD I. HARDICANUTE, 1040. A. 18th) near Corfe castle, by his step-mother, queen Elfrida, to make room for her son. This prince had little more than the name of kiny for about three ...
William Toone, 1826
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Simon's Essay on Irish Coins, and of the Currency of Foreign ...
... it will be right for me to take some notice of the coins, supposed to have been struck in Ireland, by Ethelred II. and Cnut. COINS BEARING THE NAMES OF ETHELRED AND CNUT Amongst the Irish coins, are generally classed those bearing ...
James Simon, Thomas Snelling, John Lindsay, 1810
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Anglo-Saxon England:
192 The threefold invocation of the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei, 19n M. Dolley and T . Talvio, The Twelfth of the Agnus Dei Pennies of /Ethelred II', BNJ 41 (1977), 131 -3; M. Dolley and T. Talvio, 'A Thirteenth Agnus Dei Penny of /Ethelncd II', ...
Malcolm Godden, Simon Keynes, 2008
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Ricardi de Cirencestria Speculum Historiale de Gestis Regum ...
Ethelgiva, daughter of Thoret, and wife of Ethelred, II. 135, 142, 154. Ethelher, king of East Anglia, II. 25. Ethelhilda, daughter of Edward the elder and Alfleda, a nun, buried at Wilton, II. 51. Ethelingeie (" nobilium insula," Athelney), Alfred takes ...
Richard (of Cirencester), John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor, 1869
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Speculum Historiale de Gestis Regum Angliae
Ethelgiva, daughter of Thoret, and wife of Ethelred, II. 135, 142, 154. Ethelher, king of East Anglia, II. 25. Ethclhilda, daughter of Edward the elder and Alfleda, a nun, buried at Wilton, II. 51. Ethelingeie (" nobilium ínsula," Athelney), Alfred takes ...
Richard (of Cirencester), John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor, 1869
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The Universal Dictionary of Biography and Mythology: Clu-hys
Ed'ric, Duke of Mcrcia, was a treacherous minister of Ethelred II. When England was invaded by the Danes, he deserted, and fought against the Anglo-Saxon king. He was put to death by Canute. Ed'ridge, (Henry,) an English painter of ...
Joseph Thomas, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ETHELRED II»

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Magna Carta: standing the test of time
Two centuries earlier in 1014, the hopeless Ethelred II made a similar promise after returning to the kingdom from which the Danes had ... «Spiked, Jun 15»
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Some Weekend Wandering Yields Ancient English Coins
Each coin bears the face of one of two pre-Norman kings — Ethelred II, who took the throne in 978, when he was about 9 years old; and Canute ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
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Olivia, Liam top list of BC's most popular baby names
It was introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, who was the wife both of King Ethelred II and later of King Canute. It is among the top ... «Vancouver Sun, Jan 15»
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage
At about this time I owned in quick suecession two Silver Ghost. open touring cars named Ethelred I and Ethelred II as their. (815 x 105) tyres were nearly always ... «Motor Sport, Oct 14»
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A Viking King of England
All this changed in 980, only two years after Ethelred II came to the throne, when a Viking army raided Southampton. This was to prove not to be ... «Royal Central, Nov 13»
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Royal Christenings Through the Ages
It is to be hoped that Prince George will not follow the example of his distant ancestor, King Ethelred II (the 'Unready'), who reigned between ... «Royal Central, Oct 13»
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Prince George's American cousins lived in Greene and Lincoln
4 King Ethelred II the Unready, who was just 10 years old when he inherited the crown from his brother. 5 King Edmund II Ironside. 6 Edward ... «Bangor Daily News, Aug 13»
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8 British royals with curious nicknames
Ethelred the Unready: Ethelred II of England (968-1016). As if "Ethelred" wasn't bad enough, his equally awkward epithet is actually a poor ... «Mother Nature Network, Jul 13»
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Anglo-Saxon weekend at St Albans' Verulamium Park
Demonstrations will include the training of the Saxon Fyrd – an army of working men called up to fight – a court session before King Ethelred II ... «Herts Advertiser, May 12»
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Are you the Weakest Link? After 12 years of put-downs, Anne …
By what adjective was Ethelred II of England best known? 3. In 1993, which European country became the first country to legalise euthanasia? «Daily Mail, Apr 12»

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