Eadred, also spelt Edred, (died Nov. 23, 955 in Frome now called Somerset in England.), King of the English from 946 to 955, he brought Northumbria permanently under English rule. Eadred was the son of West Saxon king Edward the Elder (reigned 899–924) and Eadgifu, the half brother of King Athelstan (reigned 924–939), and the brother of King Edmund I (reigned 939–946). Upon Eadred’s accession to power, the Northumbrians acknowledged his overlordship, but they soon proclaimed as their King Erik Bloodaxe their King, son of the Norwegian ruler King Harald I. In revenge, Eadred ravaged Northumbria in 948.
The Northumbrians submitted to Eadred, but in 949, they betrayed him and accepted another Viking Norse king Olaf Sihtricson, as their ruler. They overthrew Olaf in 952 in favour of Erik Bloodaxe, who was expelled and killed in 954. After the drama, the Northumbrians then resumed their allegiance to Eadred.
In the last years of his life, he suffered from bad health and died at just over thirty, having never married. He was succeeded successively by his nephews, Eadwig and Edgar.
“To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.”
Sun Tzu
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Disclaimer: True Race Facts have made the long overdue honest determination that the King was dark brown, aka BLACK of the Hebrew, Shemitic negro race. Based on his facial phenotype, lips and thick braided hairstyle. Authentic original coins are the most accurate determination to identify the King because he would have approved the coins before they were hammered and issued. There are many ancient FAKE coins on the market, so beware when looking at coins. The deceivers made it their mission to cover up the dark ages, so even history should now be considered pseudo-history.
