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Jun 28, 2017 · Known as the Un-raed, 'redeless' or 'Unready' (meaning 'no counsel', or that he was unwise), Ethelred failed to win or retain the allegiance of many of his subjects. In 1002, he ordered the massacre of all Danes in England to eliminate potential treachery.
Nov 6, 2021 · King Aethelred II of England, known as "Aethelred The Unready," was unable to unify the Kingdom of England or fight off Danish invasions during his reign between 978 and 1016. Crowned when he was just 10 years old, Aethelred the Unready would spend his 38 years on the throne fruitlessly trying to prevent Vikings from taking his lands.
Athelred II (13 March 968 — 23 April 1016) nicknamed the Unready was the King of England twice. The first time was from 978 until in 1013 where a Viking king, Sweyn I of Denmark, overthrew him. The second time was from Sweyn's death in 1014 until Athelred's death in 1016. He was the son of Edgar and his second wife, Ælfthryth.
Apr 21, 2016 · Simon Keynes. A silver penny struck more than ten centuries ago (on display in the Fitzwilliam Museum) shows Æthelred, King of the English. The obverse shows the king in profile and the reverse a Christian cross. Thousands of similar coins have survived.
The Anglo-Saxon king Ethelred the Unready (c. 968-1016) ruled the English from 978 to 1016. During his reign England was repeatedly attacked by Danish armies seeking to destroy the sovereignty of the Anglo-Saxons and to plunder their land.
Summary. The reign of Æthelred the Unready is one of exceptional interest: it boasts a dramatic narrative, from Æthelred's ascent to the throne following the assassination of his brother, King Edward, to the invasion and the conquest of his country by the Danish rulers Swein Forkbeard and Cnut and the king's demise in 1016. The reign is ...
Æthelred the Unready was king of a divided nation that lived in fear of the ‘divine punishment’ of the Vikings. Piety and prayer became his weapons of choice. Æthelred the Unready. Simon Keynes argues that the reign of the famously incompetent king, who died in London a thousand years ago, is in need of reappraisal.
