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Æthelred's ancestry is unknown. [5] Cyril Hart and Maggie Bailey believe that it occurred by 902. [4], Æthelred's descent is unknown, and he does not appear to have been closely related to his immediate predecessors, although his name suggests possible descent from earlier Mercian kings. His father, King Aethelwulf of Wessex, reigned over the kingdom from 839 to 856. [6] After Ceolwulf's disappearance in 879, Mercia began to fall under the hegemony of Wessex. For other uses, see, 9th and 10th-century ruler of Mercia in England. Æthelred's ancestry is unknown. The Last Kingdom: Meet the New Season 4 Characters. Forced to flee. After the defeat of one Viking leader, Hastein, Alfred became godfather to one of Hastein's two sons and Æthelred to the other. Keynes points out that according to Asser, the Welsh king Anarawd submitted to Alfred on the same terms as Æthelred—"Namely that in every respect he would be obedient to the royal will". 43–44, Ryan, "Conquest, Reform and the Making of England", pp. Æthelred, Lord of Mercia was born 9999 in England, United Kingdom (Mercia) and died 911 inEngland, United Kingdom (Mercia) of unspecified causes. The Screen Chronicles Interview Toby Regbo. Soon afterwards, the English captured Hastein's wife and children, but they were returned to him because the sons were godsons of the English leaders. In 909 a West Saxon and Mercian army raided Viking territory and seized the bones of the Northumbrian king and martyr, St Oswald, from Bardney in Lincolnshire. Neither Edgar (959-975) nor his son Æ thelred (978-1016) came to the throne free from controversy. Keynes takes the West Saxon view, arguing that Alfred created the "kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons", inherited by his son Edward the Elder in 899, and Æthelred ruled Mercia under the king. By 883, he had been replaced by Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians, who became ruler of Mercia with … The first installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series.. Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians (or Ealdorman Æthelred of Mercia; died 911) became ruler of English Mercia shortly after the death of its last king, Ceolwulf II in 879. Æthelflæd died in 918, and their daughter Ælfwynn briefly ruled Mercia until deposed by Edward the Elder, who took the territory under his direct control. The same year, Burgred married Æthelwulf's daughter. [51] Coinage issued in English Mercia in Ceolred's time named him as king, but in Æthelred's time it named the West Saxon king,[52] yet Æthelred issued some charters in his own name, implying royal authority. ent kingdom under Æthelred and Æthelflæd but they agree that Æthelflæd was a great ruler who played an important part in the conquest of the Danelaw. Bailey cites "Mercian Register"[b] entries from 902 showing Æthelflæd acting alone or in conjunction with Edward in military operations. 5–6, Heighway, "Gloucester and the new minster of St Oswald", pp. Toby Regbo | Portraying Æthelred on The Last Kingdom - YouTube He may have been related to King Alfred's Mercian father-in-law, Æthelred Mucel, and brother-in-law, Æthelwulf, who appears to have been a member of Æthelred's court from the mid 880s. [54], King Edward's influence over Mercia is unclear, and he may have had less power than his father. West Saxon kings' wives had a low status in the ninth century and very little is known about them. [5][29] In 893, Æthelred brought troops from London to join Alfred's son Edward against a Viking army at Thorney in Buckinghamshire, but the Vikings were too strong for a direct attack so they were allowed to leave English territory. Æthelred moved quickly to restore the area; in 889 he and Alfred granted property there to the Bishop of Worcester, and in 899 they made another grant to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Last time I gave a brief overview of the events leading up to the reign of Æthelred the 'Unready', son of King Edgar. The name of Æthelred's wife is only known because she was recorded as a witness to one charter, S 340 of 868, where she is shown … He was probably the leader of an unsuccessful Mercian invasion of Wales in 881, and soon afterwards he acknowledged the lordship of King Alfred the Great of Wessex. Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians (or Ealdorman Æthelred of Mercia; died 911) became ruler of English Mercia shortly after the death of its last king, Ceolwulf II in 879. Charles-Edwards suggests that in 881–882 he tried to maintain his dominance in south-east Wales, but Alfred offered his protection to Glywysing and Gwent, and in 882–883 Æthelred accepted that West Saxon power made continued independence impossible. [48], Æthelred's status is unclear, and this is reflected in the varying titles given to him by different historians. She is first recorded as Æthelred's wife in a charter of 887, but Keynes thinks that the marriage may have taken place two or three years earlier,[26] and the historian Maggie Bailey dates it to between 882 and 887, with the most likely political context being the occupation of London in 886. This was described by Welsh annals as "revenge by God for Rhodri". After King Æthelred was mortally wounded in battle, the Witan chooses Alfred … Played by Toby Regbo. Prince Æthelred of Wessex(meaning Noble Counsel in Old English) was the son of Judith and Aethelwulf heir to the throne of Wessex and half-brother of Judith's bastard son (with Athelstan) KingAlfred. [5] They had a daughter, Ælfwynn, and according to the twelfth century chronicler, William of Malmesbury, she was their only child. "[31], In the last years of the ninth century, three sub-ealdormen ruled Mercia under Æthelred. Download and listen to this talk on any podcast host or go to our page at: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hfs4t-ea2cc4TSC instagram: @thescreenchronicles_ TSC twitter: @ColbyandSteve Toby Regbo links and social media: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2269396/Instagram: @tobyregboTwitter: @toby_regbo #thelastkingdom #castinterview ...Images copyright to The Last Kingdom/Carnival Films. [41] Martin Ryan also makes no mention of a decline in Æthelred's health, describing him as joining Edward in encouraging thegns to purchase land in Viking territories. When Æthelred died in London on 23 April 1016 [see below], he held little more than London and the surrounding area. [8] In the view of Ian Walker: "He was a royal ealdorman whose power base lay in the south-west of Mercia in the former kingdom of the Hwicce around Gloucester. [20] Marios Costambeys takes a similar view, arguing that Alfred's decision was probably due to the need to maintain unity among the English who were outside Viking territory. [5][30] The Viking army finally dispersed in 896. In 901 they gave land to Much Wenlock Abbey, and donated a gold chalice weighing thirty mancuses in honour of its former abbess, Saint Mildburgh. In 886, Alfred took possession of London, which had suffered greatly from several Viking occupations; as it had traditionally been a Mercian town, he handed control to Æthelred. [3] They returned to Mercia in 872; two years later they expelled Burgred, and Ceolwulf became king with their support. Toby Regbo portrays lord of Mercia, Æthelred on The Last Kingdom, as well as young Dumbledore in Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. [23], After the restoration of London, Alfred received the submission of "all the English people who were not under subjection to the Danes",[25] and the alliance between Wessex and Mercia was cemented by the marriage of Æthelred to Alfred's oldest daughter, Æthelflæd. [14] By 883, Æthelred had accepted Alfred's lordship. He spent the next three years fighting them alongside Alfred's son, the future King Edward the Elder. He’s quite scared of the idea of not being able to control his marriage because if he can’t con Æthelred's descent is unknown, and he does not appear to have been closely related to his immediate predecessors, although his name suggests possible descent from earlier Mercian kings. He ended his days on St. George’s day; having held his kingdom … Also check out our guest's social media and other projects in the links below. Mercia was the dominant kingdom in southern England in the eighth century, and maintained its position until it suffered a decisive defeat by King Egbert of Wessex at the Battle of Ellendun in 825. [42] In Michael Livingston's view, he campaigned with Edward in Northumbria in 909, and may have died as a result of wounds sustained at the Battle of Tettenhall in 910. Osthryth was murdered in unknown circumstances in 697, and in 704 Æthelred abdicated, leaving the throne to Wulfhere's son Coenred. Both bishops were, like Æthelred, Mercians and strong allies of King Alfred, who had the right to all tolls from markets along the river bank. Æthelred II, also known as Ethelred II, or Æthelred ‘the Unready’, is a teenager when he succeeds his brother as King of England in 978. Æthelwold was a son of Æthelred I, king of Wessex from 865–71, and nephew of Alfred the Great. In 892 the Vikings renewed their attacks, and the following year Æthelred led an army of Mercians, West Saxons and Welsh to victory over a Viking army at the Battle of Buttington. Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians (or Ealdorman Æthelred of Mercia; died 911) became ruler of English Mercia shortly after the death of its last king, Ceolwulf II in 879. [27][53] The late tenth-century chronicler Æthelweard, in his annal for 893, called Æthelred "King of the Mercians", but recorded his death in 911 as that of the "Lord of the Mercians". When King Edward died in 924, Æthelstan initially faced opposition at the West Saxon court, but was accepted as king in Mercia. [7] Æthelred was probably much older than his wife. When Æthelred attained the throne, England had been a united kingdom for a mere forty years, and allegiances to kin were still far stronger than any oaths made to a distant king. [27][32] Irish annals called the Three Fragments also suggest that Æthelred was unable to take an active part in government from about 902,[38] although he did attend a meeting in 903 with King Edward, Æthelflæd and Ælfwynn. "[11] However, Alex Woolf suggests that he was probably the son of King Burgred of Mercia and Æthelswith, sister of Alfred the Great, although that would mean that Æthelred's marriage was uncanonical, as Rome then forbade marriage between first cousins.[12]. [7] He may have been related to King Alfred's Mercian father-in-law, Æthelred Mucel, and brother-in-law, Æthelwulf, who appears to have been a member of Æthelred's court from the mid 880s. He is sometimes called "ealdorman",[49] but also "Lord of the Mercians"[41][50] and "subking". [1] The Mercians traditionally held overlordship over Wales, and in 853 King Burgred of Mercia obtained the assistance of King Æthelwulf of Wessex in an invasion of Wales in order to reassert their hegemony. He married Æthelflæd (c872-918) 886 JL in England, United Kingdom. Æthelred of Mercia was a main character in both The Saxon Stories novel series, and The Last Kingdom television series. After Æthelred's death, Æthelflæd ruled as Lady of the Mercians until her own death in 918. See more ideas about the last kingdom, kingdom, uhtred of bebbanburg. Just re: Æthelred. Ethelred the Unready, also spelled Aethelred, also called Ethelred II, or Aethelred Unraed, (born 968?—died April 23, 1016, London, England), king of the English from 978 to 1013 and from 1014 to 1016. [4][5] The Vikings went on to attack Wessex, leaving Ceolwulf free to renew Mercian claims of hegemony in Wales. Music by Dan Bonnett (C) 2019. 968. All rights reserved to Colby Griffin and Steve Kozuch of The Screen Chronicles. Alhhelm was responsible for the lands bordering the northern Danelaw. 20–21, 29, Keynes, "King Alfred and the Mercians", p. 22, Keynes, "King Alfred and the Mercians", pp. [44], After Æthelred's death in 911, Æthelflæd ruled as "Lady of the Mercians", but she did not inherit the Mercian territories of London and Oxford, which were taken by Edward. For much of the time, Alfred had been in the west country defending Devonshire, and in the view of Richard Abels: "King Alfred had little to do directly with the great victories enjoyed by the English in 893–896. Wessex, to the south, was the last kingdom standing. Over the next two generations Worcester was transformed from an ecclesiastical settlement to a town with a diverse population of craftsmen. In the view of Ann Williams, "though he accepted West Saxon overlordship, Æthelred behaved rather as a king of Mercia than an ealdorman",[50] and Charles Insley states that Mercia remained an independent kingdom until 920. [55], Pauline Stafford comments that "Alfred's dominance in the 890s over Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians, was as debatable at the time as it still is. Saxon 1 - The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell Author:Bernard Cornwell , Date: April 11, 2014 ,Views: 106 ... Englishmen talk of the battle of Æsc’s Hill, they speak of God giving the West Saxons the victory because King Æthelred and his brother Alfred were praying when the Danes appeared. He marries twice, and among his many children there are two who will succeed him as King of England. 296–299, Livingston, "The Roads to Brunanburh", pp. His rule was confined to the western half, as eastern Mercia was then part of the Viking-ruled Danelaw. [27] In King Alfred's will, drawn up in the 880s, Æthelred was left a sword worth 100 mancuses. [59][60][c] However, Keynes also says: This article is about the Lord of the Mercians. 103, 108, Ryan, "Conquest, Reform and the Making of England", p. 298, Lyon, "The Coinage of Edward the Elder", p. 67, Keynes, "Edward, King of the Anglo-Saxons", p. 43, Keynes, "Edward, King of the Anglo-Saxons", pp. In 883 they freed Berkeley Abbey from obligations to the king's feorm (payments in kind), and in 887 they confirmed the possession of land and transferred manpower to Pyrton Minster in Oxfordshire. The area had been under the rule of that dynasty since 519 AD. No original charter of Edward survives, and S 221, The "Mercian Register" (also known as the "Annals of Æthelflæd") is the name given by historians to entries from 902 to 924 in several versions of the, Keynes, "King Alfred and the Mercians", p. 19, Keynes, "King Alfred and the Mercians", pp. [22], Anglo-Saxon London, called Lundenwic, was located a mile west of Roman Londinium, but Lundenwic was undefended, and the restoration was carried out inside the walls of the old Roman city, especially an area close to the River Thames now called Queenhithe, but which was then known as Æthelred's Hythe after its Mercian ruler. King Eadwig succeeded his uncle in 955, while his brother Edgar was declared king in Mercia and the … [a] In 903 they negotiated a settlement over a former monastic estate which the bishops of Worcester had been trying to recover since the 840s, and Bishop Wærferth wrote "we never could get anywhere until Æthelred became lord of the Mercians". During the first episode, Uhtred's father and his army are slaughtered by the Danes soon after they arrive by sea. The East Anglians were forced to buy peace, and the following year the Vikings invaded Northumbria, where they established an obscure Northumbrian man called Egbert as puppet king in 867. The following year, the Vikings conquered East Anglia. Æthelwold was King Æthelred's son and Alfred's nephew. Burgred was joined by King Æthelred of Wessex and his brother, the future King Alfred, for a combined attack on the Vikings, but they refused an engagement and in the end the Mercians bought peace with them. Æthelwold of Wessex was a main character in both The Saxon Stories novel series and The Last Kingdom television series. 42–43, Keynes, "Edward, King of the Anglo-Saxons", pp. It is not known when Æthelred took over following Ceolwulf's death or disappearance, but in the view of Thomas Charles-Edwards, a historian of medieval Wales, Æthelred was almost certainly "Edryd Long-Hair", the leader of a Mercian army which invaded Gwynedd in 881, and was defeated by Rhodri Mawr's sons at the Battle of the Conwy. His rule was confined to the western half, as eastern Mercia was then part of the Viking-ruled Danelaw. 24–25, Keynes, "King Alfred and the Mercians", p. 27, Charles-Edwards, "Alliances, Godfathers", p. 57, Keynes, "King Alfred and the Mercians", p. 21, n. 90, Keynes, "Edward, King of the Anglo-Saxons", pp. Perhaps born in the 860s, he was too young to succeed his father in 871. Let us know your favorite works and/or moments from Toby Regbo in the comments below! Nov 15, 2020 - Explore Marsha Carew's board "The Last Kingdom" on Pinterest. However, it's not accurate to Uhtred's. Æthelwold expected to be bequeathed lands in the will of his uncle, but these would have provided little recompense for the loss of the crown. A: He’s an ambitious boy-man who hasn’t really developed an emotional maturity. Our first look at Uhtred’s new rival, grown-up daughter, her love interest, and Aethelred’s new mistress in The Last Kingdom … The Last Kingdom is set in ninth-century England when Alfred the Great ruled Wessex and eventually became King of the Anglo-Saxons. They then moved on to Nottingham in Mercia, where they spent the winter of 867–868. Æthelflæd's uncle, Æthelwulf, controlled western and possibly central Mercia, while the south and east were ruled by Æthelfrith, the father of Æthelstan Half-King. Æthelred was the lord of Mercia and the husband of Æthelflæd. They were not usually given the title of regina (queen), an omission which Alfred the Great justified on the ground of the misconduct of a queen at the beginning of the ninth century. Charles-Edwards comments: When Æthelred made a grant to Berkeley Abbey in 883, he did it with the approval of King Alfred, thus acknowledging Alfred's lordship. Æthelreds ancestry is unknown. [32] Keynes sees Æthelfrith as an ealdorman of West Saxon origin, probably appointed by Alfred to look after his interests in south-east Mercia. In 886 Alfred took possession of London, and according to Asser he "restored" the city and "made it habitable again". 296–298, Stafford, "'The Annals of Æthelflæd', p. 112, Keynes, "Edward, King of the Anglo-Saxons", pp. Æthelred and Æthelflæd were a great husband wife team in real life, ruling Mercia together and keeping the Vikings at bay. 21–24, Keynes, "King Alfred and the Mercians", pp. [45], Gloucester seems to have been the main seat of Æthelred's and Æthelflæd's power,[46] and before 900 they founded a new minster there, dedicated to St Peter. Place of birth: Unknown. On the show, King Alfred is, of course, based on Alfred the great, therefore the show's era is accurate to his character. Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians (or Ealdorman Æthelred of Mercia; died 911) became ruler of English Mercia shortly after the death of its last king, Ceolwulf II in 879. Æthelred became a monk at Bardney, a monastery which he had founded with his wife, and was buried there. [4], In 877 the Vikings divided Mercia, taking the eastern part for themselves and leaving Ceolwulf with the west. "[56] His rule was confined to the western half, as eastern Mercia was then part of the Viking-ruled Danelaw.Æthelred's ancestry is unknown. Even Cornwell admits in his historical notes the real Æthelred was a great hero and he has done him a great disservice for the drama of his story to create a rivalry between him and Uhtred. Æthelred I, sometimes rendered as Ethelred, was born in Circa 847 in Wessex, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom located in the south of Great Britain. He then handed control to Æthelred. Both Æthelred and Æthelflæd were buried there. The first episode focuses on the Danish characters, while they do act cruel to the Anglo-Saxons they are also fun-loving and one of them, Earl Ragner, shows much affection to Uhtred. [43], According to William of Malmesbury, King Edward's eldest son, the future King Æthelstan, was sent to be brought up at the court of Æthelred and Æthelflæd after Edward remarried in about 900. Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians became ruler of English Mercia shortly after the death of its last king, Ceolwulf II in 879. 1. [17], London suffered severely from Viking attacks and was several times occupied by Viking armies. Æthelred succeeded to the throne on Æthelberht's death in 865, and he married Wulfthrythat an unknown date. Æthelflæd was born into this world of war and looming invasion probably a year before Alfred came to the throne of Wessex in AD 871. [50] West Saxon sources refer to him as an ealdorman, emphasising Mercian subordination to the West Saxon monarchy, whereas Mercian ones describe him as Lord of the Mercians, and Celtic ones sometimes as King of Mercia. Q: Talk us through the character of Aethelred? Æthelred then launched an expedition against Cnut and his allies, the men of the Kingdom of Lindsey. All music rights reserved to Colby Griffin and Ethan Pawlak and partnership with DP Studios. The alliance was cemented by the marriage of Æthelred to Alfred's daughter Æthelflæd. Æthelred is born in the 960s to formidable parents. He himself then sent my mother and myself away under the care of a bishop of Wessex, the kingdom of King Æthelred, the last of two sons of Æthelwulf and grandson of the mighty Egbert, who once held a great deal of respect from those in Northumbria as well. The Last Kingdom airs on Netflix and the popular historical drama has been renewed for a fifth season. Aethelred appears to be both the perfect match for Aethelflaed and a good ally for Alfred as he strives to extend his influence outside Wessex. [21] Some versions of the Chronicle state that Alfred besieged London in 883, and Simon Keynes argues that Alfred probably took London at that time and that the "occupation" in 886 may have been a restoration of London's defences following Viking attacks close to the city in 885. According to a transcript dating from 1304 in York's archives, in 925 Æthelstan gave a grant of privileges to St Oswald's Priory in Gloucester "according to a pact of paternal piety which formerly he pledged with Æthelred, ealdorman of the people of the Mercians". The defeat forced Æthelred to abandon his ambitions in north Wales, but he continued to exercise overlordship over the south-eastern Welsh kingdoms of Glywysing and Gwent. [18] Historians, however, disagree about the circumstances. In t s s the Vikings partitioned Mercia, taking For others named Æthelred, see Æthelred of Wessexor Æthelred Mucel. [19] According to Frank Stenton, Alfred recovered London by force from the Vikings and handed it to Æthelred because it had previously been a Mercian town, and he respected the traditions of other kingdoms. She ... and Ceolwulf became the last King of Mercia with their support. [5] Thereafter he usually acted with Alfred's permission, but issued some charters in his own name without reference to Alfred, such as at a meeting in Risborough in Buckinghamshire in 884, showing that English Mercia extended quite far south-east towards London. Æthelred's wife, Osthryth, was a daughter of King Oswiu, one of the dominant 7th-century Northumbrian kings. [2], In 865 the Viking Great Heathen Army landed in East Anglia, and used it as a starting point for an invasion. Æthelred's last two years as king were spent in a struggle with Sweyn's son Cnut. At some time in the decade 899 to 909, Æthelred's health may have declined, and Æthelflæd may have become the effective ruler of Mercia. The murder of Æthelred’s half-brother King Edward by men who had sworn loyalty to him is a sign of unrest that didn’t end with the new king’s coronation. Æthelred II, Anglo-Saxon king of England, died on 23 April, 1016. Make sure to watch Toby Regbo on The Last Kingdom streaming on Netflix now! Later in the year, a larger Viking force marched from Essex through Mercia to the Welsh border, followed by Æthelred with a joint force of Mercians and West Saxons. 40–62, Keynes, "King Alfred and the Mercians", p. 29, "Æthelflæd (Ethelfleda) (d. 918), ruler of the Mercians", "Æthelred (d. 911), ruler of the Mercians", "The translation of St Oswald's relics to New Minster, Gloucester: royal and imperial resonances", List of English words of Old Norse origin, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Æthelred,_Lord_of_the_Mercians&oldid=988212328, Burials at St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 11 November 2020, at 19:59. [13] According to Alfred's Welsh biographer Asser, Æthelred's "might and tyrannical behaviour" forced these kingdoms to submit to the protection of King Alfred's lordship. Æthelwulf and Alhhelm are not recorded after the turn of the century, and Æthelfrith may have been Æthelflæd's chief lieutenant when Æthelred's health collapsed soon afterwards.

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