One man with this name became abbot of Bardney after succeeding Wulfhere as King of Mercia.
One man with this name became abbot of Bardney after succeeding Wulfhere as King of Mercia. Another ruled during the Battle of Maldon and introduced Sheriffs throughout the realm. That king was forced to seek the protection of his brother in law, Robert of Normandy, after the massacre of Danes on St. Brice's Day inspired his nemesis, Sveyn Forkbeard, to invade England. For 10 points, name this king succeeded by his son Edward the Confessor, whose "ill counsel" caused him to be nicknamed "the Unready."
One man with this name became abbot of Bardney after succeeding Wulfhere as King of Mercia.
{Aethelred} II [or {Ethelred} the Unready]