Associations to the word «Ethelred»

Dictionary definition

ETHELRED, noun. 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, noun. 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).

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John Locke