Date of Birth: 923
House: Wessex
Predecessor: Edmund I
Reign: 946 – 955
Brief: Edred succeeded his elder brother, Edmund I, in 946 and soon after was recognized by the local Welsh rulers and the northern earls as king of Wessex. By the end of his first year as king, all of Northumbria was under his control and the Scots pledged fealty to him as overlord. But as soon as his control was complete, two Viking lords usurped the Northumbrian throne and began to harass the north. Olaf Sihtricson, a former king of Northumbria and Dublin, set up camp in York. Edred could do little to remove the menace, but the Northumbrians forced him out, replacing the king with Eric Haraldson, another Viking raider but one that could be controlled. When Eric Bloodaxe, a former king of Norway, moved in, however, Edred launched a campaign north to destroy the usurper. By convincing the Anglo-Saxon nobles to stay loyal to him, Edred managed to defeat Eric and push him off the island. By 952, Northumbria was under the control of lords loyal to Edred. The king died in 955, unmarried and without an heir. His nephew, Eadwig, succeeded him.
Brief: Edred succeeded his elder brother, Edmund I, in 946 and soon after was recognized by the local Welsh rulers and the northern earls as king of Wessex. By the end of his first year as king, all of Northumbria was under his control and the Scots pledged fealty to him as overlord. But as soon as his control was complete, two Viking lords usurped the Northumbrian throne and began to harass the north. Olaf Sihtricson, a former king of Northumbria and Dublin, set up camp in York. Edred could do little to remove the menace, but the Northumbrians forced him out, replacing the king with Eric Haraldson, another Viking raider but one that could be controlled. When Eric Bloodaxe, a former king of Norway, moved in, however, Edred launched a campaign north to destroy the usurper. By convincing the Anglo-Saxon nobles to stay loyal to him, Edred managed to defeat Eric and push him off the island. By 952, Northumbria was under the control of lords loyal to Edred. The king died in 955, unmarried and without an heir. His nephew, Eadwig, succeeded him.
Date of Death: 23 November 955
Successor: Eadwig
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Successor: Eadwig
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