ethelred the unready

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   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)

   SynonymsEthelredEthelred II

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What does ethelred the unready mean?

ethelred the unready means "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)".

What is another word for ethelred the unready?

Close synonyms include Ethelred, Ethelred II. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.