Synonyms for Ethelred (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 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)):
Ethelred II, Ethelred the Unready
WordNet sense 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)):
Ethelred I
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