Edward in Old English: Eadweard c. 962 – 18 March 978, often called the Martyr, was King of the English from 975 to 978 at just 12 years old. Edward was the eldest son of King Edgar the Peaceful but was not his father’s acknowledged heir. On Edgar’s death, the leadership of England was heavily contested, with a split of some supporting Edward’s claim to be King and others supporting his younger half-brother Æthelred the Unready. The latter was recognised as a legitimate son of King Edgar. Ultimately Edward was chosen as King and was crowned by his prominent clerical supporters, archbishops Dunstan of Canterbury Cathedral and Oswald of York.
Ethelred the Unready, also spelt and called Aethelred, Ethelred II or Aethelred Unraed, (born 968?—died April 23, 1016, London, England). It is doubtful he was born in 968 because it would’ve made him ten years old when he became the King of the English. From 978 to 1013 and from 1014 to 1016. He was an ineffectual ruler who failed to prevent the Danes from taking over England. The term “unready” is derived from unraed, meaning “bad counsel” or “no counsel,” and puns his name means “noble counsel.”
Harold I, also known as Harold Harefoot, was King of the English from 1035 to 1040. He came from a long line of Viking Kings, but he is also considered Anglo-Saxon. Harold’s nickname “Harefoot” was recorded as Harefah or Harefoh in the 20th-century history of Ely Abbey, and according to some late medieval chroniclers, it meant that he was “quick on his feet”.
Edward, the Confessor c.1003 – 5 January 1066, was Considered the last King of the House of Wessex and ruled England from 1042 to 1066.
King Sihtric ( Sigtryggr) or Sitric Cáech or Sigtrygg Gále was a Hiberno-Scandinavian Viking leader who ruled Dublin, Ireland and then Viking Northumbria, England in the early 10th century. (d.927), Norse King of York.
Sweyn Forkbeard, Sven Tveskägg was King of Denmark from 986 to 1014, also King of the English and King of Norway. King Sweyn was the father of King Harald II of Denmark, King Cnut the Great and Queen Estrid Svendsdatter. In the mid 980s, Sweyn revolted against his father, King Harald Bluetooth, and seized the throne. Harald was driven into exile and died shortly afterwards in November 986 or 987.
Sigtrygg II Olafsson (also known as Sihtric, Sitrick and Sitric in Irish texts; or Sigtryggr and Sigtryg in Scandinavian texts) was a Hiberno-Norse king of Dublin (possibly 989–994 AD. He was from the house of the Uí Ímair monarchy
King Echmarcach mac Ragnaill died c.1064/1065, he was a dominant figure in the 11th-century Irish Sea region. At his height, he reigned over Dublin, the...
