Ethelred - Definition
ethelred
n 1: 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) [syn:
Ethelred, Ethelred II, Ethelred the Unready]
2: 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) [syn: Ethelred,
Ethelred I]