ethelred Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun 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.
   
2. noun 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.
   

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