Æthelred II of Mercia

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf King
gptkbp:alliance Allied_with_Wessex_against_Danes
gptkbp:birthYear unknown
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary's_Church,_Repton
gptkbp:children unknown
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Mercian_customs_and_laws
Mercian_dialects
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Mercian_art_and_literature
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Mercian_hegemony_in_England
gptkbp:deathYear 871
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Relations_with_the_Church
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Mercian_royal_family
gptkbp:economicActivity Land grants to nobles
gptkbp:father gptkb:Penda_of_Mercia
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studies_of_Mercian_kingship
gptkbp:historicalContext Conflict_with_Norse_settlers
Understanding_his_role_in_the_Viking_Age.
gptkbp:historicalEvent Coins and relics
gptkbp:historicalImpact Formation_of_England_as_a_unified_kingdom
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Symbol_of_Mercian_power
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
Early Medieval England
Part of the Anglo-Saxon saga
Views of historians on his reign
Discussions on his effectiveness as a king
gptkbp:historicalRecords Bede's_writings
gptkbp:historicalResearch Ongoing studies of his life and reign
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Impact on future monarchs
Charters and legal texts
Key_figure_in_Mercian_history
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Mercia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Æthelred II of Mercia
gptkbp:knownFor Resistance against Viking invasions
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_later_English_kings
gptkbp:militaryRank Defensive alliances
Allies_in_the_British_Isles
gptkbp:mother unknown
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Ashdown
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_kingdoms
Viking invasions
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Æthelred_I_of_Mercia
gptkbp:reign unknown
gptkbp:reignEnd 871
gptkbp:reignStart 865
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:significantEvent Viking_raids_on_Mercia
gptkbp:successor Burhred of Mercia
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Mercia