Ethelred

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]