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| − | '''Elthelred II''' (also known as '''Ethelred the Unready''') (?-1016 AD) was an English King. Most of his reign he was preoccupied with fighting off repeated Viking raids. Ethelred ordered [[St. Brice's Day Massacre]] which triggered an invasion of [[England]] by [[Denmark]]. | + | '''Elthelred II''' (also known as '''Ethelred the Unready''') (?-1016 AD) was an English King. Most of his reign he was preoccupied with fighting off repeated [[Viking]] raids. Ethelred ordered [[St. Brice's Day Massacre]] which triggered an invasion of [[England]] by [[Denmark]]. |
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Revision as of 22:27, September 3, 2008
Elthelred II (also known as Ethelred the Unready) (?-1016 AD) was an English King. Most of his reign he was preoccupied with fighting off repeated Viking raids. Ethelred ordered St. Brice's Day Massacre which triggered an invasion of England by Denmark.
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