Æthelred I, King of Wessex
Æthelred I was King of Wessex from 865 until his death in 871. He was the fourth of five sons of King Æthelwulf, four of whom in turn became king. His accession coincided with the arrival of the Viking Great Heathen Army in England. Wessex and Mercia were close allies when he became king, and he adopted the Mercian Lunettes...