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

From BBC May 17, 2019

The next king, Eadred, the last of Eadward's sons, though sickly, had all the spirit of his race.

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

As a land-boundary we find Weland's smithy in a Charter of king Eadred A.D.

From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson

During the reign of Eadred he held the office of royal treasurer.

From The English Church in the Middle Ages by William Hunt

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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