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 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 I}]