Æthelred was king of Northumbria in the middle of the ninth century, but his dates are uncertain. N. J. Higham gives 840 to 848, when he was killed, with an interruption in 844 when Rædwulf usurped the throne, but was killed the same year fighting against the Vikings.[1]Barbara Yorke agrees, and adds that Æthelred was the son of his predecessor, Eanred, but dates his death 848 or 849.[2] D. P. Kirby thinks that an accession date of 844 is more likely, but notes that a coin of Eanred dated stylistically no earlier than 850 may require a more radical revision of dates.[3]David Rollason accepts the coin evidence, and dates Æthelred's reign from c.854 to c. 862, with Rædwulf's usurpation in 858.[4]
Relatively little is known of his reign from the surviving documentary record. He appears to have been expelled in favour of Rædwulf, whose reign is confirmed by the evidence of coinage. However, Rædwulf was killed the same year, fighting against Vikings, and Æthelred was restored to power. He was assassinated a few years later, but no further details are known of his murder.
The new styca coinage, small brass coins containing very little silver and much zinc, which began in his father's reign, continued in Æthelred's. Large numbers of his styca coins have been found, again minted in York by a number of moneyers. A moneyer active in this period named Eardwulf was sometimes confused with Æthelred's grandfather King Eardwulf in older works on numismatics.
Written and numismatic evidence agrees that Æthelred was succeeded by Osberht.
Higham, N.J., The Kingdom of Northumbria AD 350-1100. Stroud: Sutton, 1993. ISBN0-86299-730-5
Kirby, D. P. (2000). The Earliest English Kings (Revised ed.). London, UK: Routledge. ISBN0-415-24211-8.
Rollason, David (2004). "Eardwulf (fl. 796–c.830), king of Northumbria". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
Æthelred, northumbria, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, september, 2014, learn, when, remove, this, template, m. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message AEthelred was king of Northumbria in the middle of the ninth century but his dates are uncertain N J Higham gives 840 to 848 when he was killed with an interruption in 844 when Raedwulf usurped the throne but was killed the same year fighting against the Vikings 1 Barbara Yorke agrees and adds that AEthelred was the son of his predecessor Eanred but dates his death 848 or 849 2 D P Kirby thinks that an accession date of 844 is more likely but notes that a coin of Eanred dated stylistically no earlier than 850 may require a more radical revision of dates 3 David Rollason accepts the coin evidence and dates AEthelred s reign from c 854 to c 862 with Raedwulf s usurpation in 858 4 AEthelredAE Styca of AEethelred IIKing of Northumbria second time Reignc 840 c 848 or c 858 862 ADPredecessorRaedwulfSuccessorOsberhtKing of NorthumbriaReignc 854 858 ADPredecessorEanredSuccessorRaedwulfDiedc 862HouseNorthumbriaFatherEanredCopper alloy styca of King Aethelred II Relatively little is known of his reign from the surviving documentary record He appears to have been expelled in favour of Raedwulf whose reign is confirmed by the evidence of coinage However Raedwulf was killed the same year fighting against Vikings and AEthelred was restored to power He was assassinated a few years later but no further details are known of his murder The new styca coinage small brass coins containing very little silver and much zinc which began in his father s reign continued in AEthelred s Large numbers of his styca coins have been found again minted in York by a number of moneyers A moneyer active in this period named Eardwulf was sometimes confused with AEthelred s grandfather King Eardwulf in older works on numismatics Written and numismatic evidence agrees that AEthelred was succeeded by Osberht References Edit Higham p 145 Yorke p 96 Kirby p 162 Rollason EardwulfBibliography EditHigham N J The Kingdom of Northumbria AD 350 1100 Stroud Sutton 1993 ISBN 0 86299 730 5 Kirby D P 2000 The Earliest English Kings Revised ed London UK Routledge ISBN 0 415 24211 8 Rollason David 2004 Eardwulf fl 796 c 830 king of Northumbria Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press Retrieved 3 October 2007 Yorke Barbara Kings and Kingdoms of early Anglo Saxon England London Seaby 1990 ISBN 1 85264 027 8External links EditAEthelred 44 at Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England The Fitzwilliam Museum s Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds website This English biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AEthelred II of Northumbria amp oldid 1134207331, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
