Eadred

British  

/ ˈɛdrɪd /

noun

1. died 955 _ad , king of England (946–55): regained Northumbria (954) from the Norwegian king Eric Bloodaxe

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Example Sentences

King Eadred of Wessex - King of the English and a grandson of King Alfred the Great.

From BBC • May 17, 2019

Eadred harried and burnt the province, which he then handed over to an earl of his own creation, one of the Bamborough family.

From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant

Again, the root ead, rich, or powerful, occurs in Eadgar, Eadred, Eadward, Eadwine, and Eadwulf.

From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant

Again, we find King Eadred granting land and fishing near Twineham to Dunstan.

From Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings by Perkins, Thomas, Rev.

The first sign of these troubles was seen when the death of Eadred in 955 handed over the realm to a child king, his nephew Eadwig.

From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by Green, John Richard