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Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians (or Ealdorman Æthelred of Mercia; died 911) became ruler of English Mercia shortly after the death or disappearance of its last king, Ceolwulf II in 879. Æthelred's rule was confined to the western half, as eastern Mercia was then part of the Viking -ruled Danelaw .
Apr 24, 2023 · Not to be confused with seventh century Mercian king Æthelred I or the famous Anglo-Saxon ruler Æthelred the Unready, the history of Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians is less well known. The life of this incredible ruler straddles the last years of the heptarchy and the beginning of Anglo-Saxon England. Read on to discover who he was.
Æthelred of Mercia - The forgotten man who helped build England. Michael McComb. Æthelred of Mercia remains an obscure figure who suffers from being overshadowed by the more impressive figures of the Anglo-Saxon period: his father-in-law, Alfred the Great and his wife, Æthelflæd.
The Oxford Companion to British History. Æthelred, lord of the Mercians (d. 911). Of unknown origins, by 883 Æthelred was in control of that western part of Mercia which had been left under Anglo-Saxon control when Vikings conquered the rest of the province.
Nov 20, 2023 · Aethelflaed was formally acknowledged as Lady of the Mercians in her own right upon the death of her husband Æthelred in 911 CE. She would go on to become one of the state’s most effective and successful rulers. (via Tamworth Castle) Aethelflaed wasted no time in asserting her lordship over her territory.
Oct 28, 2022 · This article explains why Æthelflaed, ruler of Mercia, mattered to writers of history in twelfth-century England. It argues that these writers evaluated and compared rulers based not on sex or bloodline, but on the quality of a ruler’s achievements relative to the set and scale of challenges the ruler faced.
Mar 7, 2018 · Anonymous (Public Domain) Aethelflaed (r. 911-918 CE) was the daughter of King Alfred the Great of Wessex (r. 871-899 CE) and became queen of Mercia following the death of her husband Aethelred II, Lord of the Mercians (r. 883-911 CE). She is best known as the “Lady of the Mercians” who defeated the Vikings and established English rule ...
