Aethelred II

[ eth-uh l-red ]
/ ˈɛθ əlˌrɛd /

noun

Ethelred II.

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Ethelred II

or Aeth·el·red II

[ eth-uh l-red ]
/ ˈɛθ əlˌrɛd /

noun

Ethelred the Unready,a.d. 968?–1016, king of England 978–1013, 1014–1016.

British Dictionary definitions for aethelred ii

Ethelred II

thelred II

noun

known as Ethelred the Unready. ?968–1016 ad, king of England (978–1016). He was temporarily deposed by the Danish king Sweyn (1013) but was recalled on Sweyn's death (1014)