Ethelred

Words with a similar base: Ethelred, Ethelred_I, Ethelred_II, Ethelred_the_Unready

'Ethelred'

[ethelred.n.01] as in: 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'

[ethelred.n.02] as in: 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)