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Æthelred II ( Old English: Æþelræd, [n 1] pronounced [ˈæðelræːd]; Old Norse: Aðalráðr; c. 966 – 23 April 1016), known as Æthelred the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death in 1016. [1] His epithet comes from the Old English word unræd meaning "poorly advised"; it is a pun on his ...
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Æthelred I (alt. Aethelred, Ethelred; Old English: Æthel-ræd, lit. 'noble counsel'; [1] 845/848 to 871) was King of Wessex from 865 until his death in 871. He was the fourth of five sons of King Æthelwulf of Wessex, four of whom in turn became king. Æthelred succeeded his elder brother Æthelberht and was followed by his youngest brother ...
The novel opens with the wedding of 13-year-old Emma to Æthelred, a 34-year-old man with a grown son of his own. The early years of their marriage are barren, and Æthelred considers ending said marriage. He is then depicted in a "drunken fury", first killing Emma's dog, then engaging in a night of domestic violence and marital rape.
Æthelred II (disambiguation), several kings; Æthelred Mucel (fl. 840–895), father of King Alfred the Great's wife, Ealhswith; Æthelred (archbishop) (fl. 870–888), Archbishop of Canterbury; Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians (fl. 881–911) Æthelred of Cornwall (fl. 1001), Bishop of Cornwall; Æthelred the Unready (978–1016), King of England
Nov 25, 2021 · Æthelred the Unready. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Æthelred the Unready (Old English: Æþelred) (c. 968 – April 23, 1016), known as the Unready, was a King of England (978 - 1013 and 1014 - 1016). Ethelred II. Category: Æthelred the Unready.
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Oct 23, 2017 · In this respect, Æthelred’s experiences in the 980s and 990s had created something of a perfect storm, leading him and his counsellors to embrace reformist teachings about sin and repentance to an unprecedented degree. Æthelred was therefore neither ‘unready’ – a simple misunderstanding of his later moniker – nor especially ill-advised.
