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Aethelred The Unready Research Paper

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According to Campbell, the decline of the Anglo-Saxon estate followed the death of King Edgar. Aethelred, otherwise known as “Aethelred the Unready” began his disastrous 37 year long reign in 979 (Campbell,193). The new viking invaders were very different than the last because of their ties to the Danish royal government and were considered“ the most formidable enemy [Aethelred] had encountered” (Campbell,194).The vikings obtained success over England through rest, shelter, and supplies in Normandy but, Aethelred sought to destroy those advantages through a treaty with the duke of Normandy in 991. Although at the time the treaty was a good idea it did come with later consequences. In 991 the Battle of Maldon took place in which the Anglo-Saxons

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