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May 5, 2024 · Æthelred The Unready, King of England, Ethelred of England (Wessex) (est. 966 - 23 Apr 1016)
This book seeks to redress King Æthelred’s military reputation, arguing that he was militarily prepared and often successful against his many enemies, including the Vikings. Tracking the king’s movement and activity over his 38-year reign, this book argues that Æthelred the Unready was anything but a battle-avoider.
Æthelred（古英语：Æþelræd，发音为 [ˈæðelræːd]；[n 1] c. 966 – 1016年4月23日），被称为未准备好，从978年到1013年是英国国王，从1014年到16年去世。加词并非源自现代词“未准备好”，而是源自古英语unræd，意思是“建议不足”；这是他名字上的双关语，意思是“明智的”。
In 1013, Ethelred fled to Normandy and was replaced by Sweyn, who was also king of Denmark. However, Ethelred returned as king after Sweyn died the following year. "Unready" is from Anglo-Saxon unræd, meaning ill-advised. His name is also given as Æthelred or Aethelred.[2] Contents [hide] 1 Æþelræd Unræd; 2 Early life; 3 Conflict with the ...
Ethelred the Unready (c.968 - April 23, 1016), also known as Ethelred II and Æðelred Unræd was King of England (978 - 1013, and 1014 - 1016). Early life and family According to William of Malmesbury , Ethelred defecated in the baptismal font as a child, which led St. Dunstan to prophesy that the English monarchy would be overthrown during ...
Emma of Normandy (referred to as Ælfgifu in royal documents; [3] c. 984 – 6 March 1052) was a Norman -born noblewoman who became the English, Danish, and Norwegian queen through her marriages to the Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred the Unready and the Danish king Cnut the Great. A daughter of the Norman ruler Richard the Fearless and Gunnor, she ...
Aethelred the Unready (Ethelred II of England) 968–1016. The reign of Ethelred the "Unready" was disastrous for the Saxon Kingdom of England and resulted in the takeover of the English throne by Danish Kings. Certainly Ethelred is not entirely to blame for these calamities, which resulted from several new waves of viking attacks.
