https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Aethelred&feed=atom&action=historyAethelred - Revision history2024-03-29T12:39:36ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.3https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Aethelred&diff=51815&oldid=prevSimoncursitor at 11:50, 27 September 20152015-09-27T11:50:50Z<p></p>
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</table>Simoncursitorhttps://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Aethelred&diff=51744&oldid=prevSimoncursitor at 07:39, 26 June 20152015-06-26T07:39:10Z<p></p>
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</table>Simoncursitorhttps://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Aethelred&diff=51743&oldid=prevSimoncursitor: Created page with "Third son of Aethelwulf, ''Aethelred'' sucdeeded his two brothers, Aethelbald and Aethelbert and immediately found himself faced with raids by Danes, p..."2015-06-26T07:35:29Z<p>Created page with "Third son of <a href="/index.php?title=Aethelwulf" title="Aethelwulf">Aethelwulf</a>, ''Aethelred'' sucdeeded his two brothers, <a href="/index.php?title=Aethelbald" title="Aethelbald">Aethelbald</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=Aethelbert" title="Aethelbert">Aethelbert</a> and immediately found himself faced with raids by <a href="/index.php?title=Denmark" title="Denmark">Danes</a>, p..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Third son of [[Aethelwulf]], ''Aethelred'' sucdeeded his two brothers, [[Aethelbald]] and [[Aethelbert]] and immediately found himself faced with raids by [[Denmark|Danes]], particularly [[Ivar the Boneless]] and [[Halfdan]], joint rulers in Dublin, who may have felt a little peeved at England in general because their father Ragnar had just been killed near [[York]]. They conquered York late in 866CE, and founded the kingdom of [[Jorvik]], then marched sough and took Nottingham. Winetring in York, they sailed on East Anglia in 869 and in 870 joined with a second Danish band , under Guthrum and advanced on Wessex. In a battle at Englefield, Aethelred's [[ealdorman]] Athelwolf was killed, and Aethered and his brother [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] barely escaped. In battle at Ashdown the Saxons held the Danes off, killing many, but at Basing, 2 weeks later, the Danes were victorious, and they spent the 870/1 winter plundering the lands. The armies next met early in 87` at "Meredune" ''(location uncertain)'' where Aethelred was wounded, dying only weeks later. He left a widow (Wulfride) and 2 infant sons (one of whom briefly ruled in [[Jorvik]].</div>Simoncursitor