Eadred
Britishnoun
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King Eadred of Wessex - King of the English and a grandson of King Alfred the Great.
From BBC ● May 17, 2019
At last Eadred caught him and put him in prison; and though, after a while, he was released and again acted as bishop, he was not allowed to return to his province.
From The English Church in the Middle Ages by William Hunt
During the reign of Eadred he held the office of royal treasurer.
From The English Church in the Middle Ages by William Hunt
Eadred took counsel with him, and Dunstan became thus the first example of a class of men which afterwards rose to power—that, namely, of ecclesiastical statesmen.
From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Samuel Rawson Gardiner
Again, the root ead, rich, or powerful, occurs in Eadgar, Eadred, Eadward, Eadwine, and Eadwulf.
From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Grant Allen
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