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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

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 Grant Allen

In 946 the statement of the Chronicle is reasserted in connection with the accession of Eadred, and in somewhat stronger words:—"the Scots gave him oaths, that they would all that he would".

From An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) by Robert S. Rait

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

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