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The Clue
Name of two English kings (8 letter answer)
The Answer
ETHELRED
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Notes
The answer ETHELRED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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The Unready
Early English king
King of England: 978-1016
Definition
ETHELRED as a noun:
1. (Ethelred, Ethelred II, Ethelred the Unready) = king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)
2. (Ethelred, Ethelred I) = king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)