Noun
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king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred
Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)
- ethelred i -
king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered
he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)
- ethelred ii - ethelred the unready