His laws at Wantage are sometimes credited with introducing the Scandinavian jury system to England.
He was guided to power and advised early in his life by Bishop Aethelwold of Winchester and later took the Bishop Wulfstan of Worcester as another advisor. His laws at Wantage are sometimes credited with introducing the Scandinavian jury system to England. This monarch fled for Normandy after inciting Sven Forkbeard's raids on the English coast with the St. (*) Brice's Day Massacres. He later regained the throne, which he had taken in the first place after the murder at Corfe Castle of his brother Edward the Martyr. For 10 points, name this baptismal-font-befouling kingwho got his epithet for foolishly taking the advice of the Witan.
He was guided to power and advised early in his life by Bishop Aethelwold of Winchester and later took the Bishop Wulfstan of Worcester as another advisor.
{Aethelred the Unready} [or {Aethelred II}; prompt on {Aethelred}]