Æthelred the Unready (Person) AKA Æþelræd, Ethelred
Æthelred the Unready
966 AD - 1016 AD
AKA Æþelræd, Ethelred
King of the English 978 – 1013 and 1014 – 1016
His epithet does not derive from the modern word "unready", but rather from the Old English unræd meaning "poorly advised"; it is a pun on his name, which means "well advised".
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1002 AD - Issue
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990 AD -
1004 AD - Parents
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Events (8)
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