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Ethelbert (King of England son)

King of England, son of Ethelwulf, succeeded to the government of the E. side of the kingdom in 857, and in 860, on the death of his brother, Ethelbald, became sole king. His reign Danes. He died in 866.

Danes. He died in 866.

ETHELRED I., King of England, son of Ethelwulf, succeeded his brother Ethelbert in 866. The Danes became so formidable in his reign as to threaten the conquest of the whole kingdom.

Ethelred died in consequence of a wound received in an action with the Danes in 871, and was succeeded by his brother Alfred.

ETHELRED II., King of England, son of Edgar; born 968; succeeded his brother, Edward the Martyr, in 978, and, for his want of vigor and capacity, was surnamed the Unready. In his reign began the practice of buying off the Danes by presents of money. After repeated gan the practice of buying off the Danes payments of tribute he effected, in 1002, a massacre of the Danes; but this led to Sweyn gathering a large force together country. They were again bribed to depart; bu but, upon a new invasion, Sweyn part; but, upon a new invasion, Sweyn him as King of England; while Ethelred, in 1013, fled to Normandy. On the death him as King of England; while Ethelred, government, and died in London in the (1016). midst of his struggle with Canute succeeded his father, Egbert, about 837.

His reign was in great measure occupied in repelling Danish incursions; but he His reign was in great measure occupied the clergy, which is often quoted as the origin of the system of tithes. He died ETHICAL CULTURE SOCIETY tory wh tory which Alfred the Great gained over ETHENDUN, BATTLE OF, the vicful. the Danes (878), and which led to the which Alfred the Great gained over ful. of East England. The locality is doubtorder to account for the immense rapid- the nature of an elastic solid, and, in