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Definition of Ethelred II
1. 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).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethelred II
Literary usage of Ethelred II
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of England by Nicolas Tindal (1757)
"... for the moft part, have not reckoned this prince in the number of the kings
of England. Ethelred II. ..."
2. History of Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam (1899)
"The minority and feeble character of Ethelred II. provoked fresh incursions of
our enemies beyond the German Sea. A long series of disasters, ..."
3. History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce by William Schaw Lindsay (1874)
"... AD 901-25, and of his son Athelstan, AD 925-41—Edgar's fleet, and his arrangements
for suppressing piracy —The wisdom of his policy—Ethelred II., ..."
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