English noun: Ethelred the Unready | |||
1. | Ethelred the Unready (person) 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) | ||
Synonyms | Ethelred, Ethelred II | ||
Instance hypernym | king, male monarch, Rex | ||