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	On 4 January 871, Æthelred commanded the forces of Wessex during the [[battle of Reading]] alongside his younger brother Alfred. Defeated after suffering heavy casualties however, Æthelred and Alfred fled together.<ref name="ACVBB 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers]]'' – [[The Dust Settles]]</ref> They soon sent a message to King [[Burgred of Mercia]] about their losses to both [[Guthrum]] and Halfdan and plan to gain an advantage at [[Ashdown]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 12</ref>		On 4 January 871, Æthelred commanded the forces of Wessex during the [[battle of Reading]] alongside his younger brother Alfred. Defeated after suffering heavy casualties however, Æthelred and Alfred fled together.<ref name="ACVBB 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers]]'' – [[The Dust Settles]]</ref> They soon sent a message to King [[Burgred of Mercia]] about their losses to both [[Guthrum]] and Halfdan and plan to gain an advantage at [[Ashdown]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 12</ref>

	Four days later, at the [[Battle of Ashdown]], Æthelred's coat of arms was present, tricking the attacking Vikings into pushing ahead. However, it was a trick by Alfred, who loosed an arrow that killed the Viking leader [[Sten Stensson]]. Æthelred later arrived himself with more Saxon reinforcements forcing the Vikings to flee, leading to a West Saxon victory.<ref name="ACVBB 5" /><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 13</ref> Soon, both Æthelred and Alfred moved south and took charge of [[Great Bedwyn\|Bedwyn]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 15</ref> However, the Viking army soon attacked their position as Æthelred ordered his men to stay, despite their retreat.<ref name="Chapter 16">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 16</ref>		Four days later, at the [[Battle of Ashdown]], Æthelred's coat of arms was present, tricking the attacking Vikings into pushing ahead. However, it was a trick by Alfred, who loosed an arrow that killed the Viking leader [[Sten Stensson]]. Æthelred later arrived himself with more Saxon reinforcements forcing the Vikings to flee, leading to a West Saxon victory.<ref name="ACVBB 5" /><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 13</ref> Soon, both Æthelred and Alfred moved south and took charge of [[Great Bedwyn\|Bedwyn]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 15</ref> However, the Viking army soon attacked their position as Æthelred ordered his men to stay, despite their retreat.<ref name="Chapter 16">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 16</ref>

	===Injury and death===		===Injury and death===
	During the [[Battle of Meretun]],<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Aelfred]]</ref> Æthelred was severely wounded when Guthrum threw a [[spear]] into his stomach.<ref name="Chapter 16"/> Due to his injury, Æthelred's soldiers took him away from the battle as the Saxons retreated. In April, a month after his injury, Æthelred succumbed to his injury and Alfred was soon crowned as King<ref name="Chapter 16"/> and took the mantle of the Order's new Grand Maegester.<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier"/> By this time also, news had reached the Danes that Æthelred had died, which added to Guthrum's reputation.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 17</ref>		During the [[Battle of Meretun]],<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Aelfred]]</ref> Æthelred was severely wounded when Guthrum threw a [[spear]] into his stomach.<ref name="Chapter 16"/> Due to his injury, Æthelred's soldiers took him away from the battle as the Saxons retreated. In April, a month after his injury, Æthelred succumbed to his injury and Alfred was soon crowned as King<ref name="Chapter 16"/> and took the mantle of the Order's new Grand Maegester.<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier"/> By this time also, news had reached the Danes that Æthelred had died, which added to Guthrum's reputation.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 17</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	===Injury and death===		===Injury and death===
	During the [[Battle of Meretun]],<ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: Aelfred]]</ref> Æthelred was severely wounded when Guthrum threw a [[spear]] into his stomach.<ref name="Chapter 16"/> Due to his injury, Æthelred's soldiers took him away from the battle as the Saxons retreated. In April, a month after his injury, Æthelred succumbed to his injury and Alfred was soon crowned as King<ref name="Chapter 16"/> and took the mantle of the Order's new Grand Maegester.<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier"/> By this time also, news had reached the Danes that Æthelred had died, which added to Guthrum's reputation.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 17</ref>		During the [[Battle of Meretun]],<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Aelfred]]</ref> Æthelred was severely wounded when Guthrum threw a [[spear]] into his stomach.<ref name="Chapter 16"/> Due to his injury, Æthelred's soldiers took him away from the battle as the Saxons retreated. In April, a month after his injury, Æthelred succumbed to his injury and Alfred was soon crowned as King<ref name="Chapter 16"/> and took the mantle of the Order's new Grand Maegester.<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier"/> By this time also, news had reached the Danes that Æthelred had died, which added to Guthrum's reputation.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 17</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	'''Æthelred I''' (Old English: Æthel-ræd; 845/848 – 871) was King of [[Wessex]] from 865 until his death. The son of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Æthelwulf]], Æthelred also inherited position of the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]].		'''Æthelred I''' (Old English: ''Æthel-ræd''; 845/848 – 871) was King of [[Wessex]] from 865 until his death. The son of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Æthelwulf]], Æthelred also inherited position of the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]].

	From his ascension to kingship until his death in 871, Æthelred spent much of his reign repelling the [[Vikings\|Viking]] invasions from [[Scandinavia]], mostly notably the [[Great Heathen Army]]. After his death in 871, the throne and the position of Grand Maegester ~~was~~ passed to his brother [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]].<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>		From his ascension to kingship until his death in 871, Æthelred spent much of his reign repelling the [[Vikings\|Viking]] invasions from [[Scandinavia]], mostly notably the [[Great Heathen Army]]. After his death in 871, the throne and the position of Grand Maegester were passed to his younger brother [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]].<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The battle in which Æthelred sustained his fatal wound varies between ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and its cross-media publications. Alfred's in-game [[database]] entry states that the wound was from the ~~battle~~ of Merton, a historically-documented event, while the 2020 novel ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' places it during the immediately preceding and fictitious ~~battle~~ of Bedwyn. The reason for this discrepancy has not yet been explained.		The battle in which Æthelred sustained his fatal wound varies between ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and its cross-media publications. Alfred's in-game [[database]] entry states that the wound was from the Battle of Merton, a historically-documented event, while the 2020 novel ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' places it during the immediately preceding and fictitious Battle of Bedwyn. The reason for this discrepancy has not yet been explained.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	'''Æthelred I''' (845/848 – 871) was King of [[Wessex]] from 865 until his death. The son of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Æthelwulf]], Æthelred also inherited position of the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]].		'''Æthelred I''' (Old English: Æthel-ræd; 845/848 – 871) was King of [[Wessex]] from 865 until his death. The son of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Æthelwulf]], Æthelred also inherited position of the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]].

	From his ascension to kingship until his death in 871, Æthelred spent much of his reign repelling the [[Vikings\|Viking]] invasions from [[Scandinavia]], mostly notably the [[Great Heathen Army]]. After his death in 871, the throne and the position of Grand Maegester was passed to his brother [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]].<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>		From his ascension to kingship until his death in 871, Æthelred spent much of his reign repelling the [[Vikings\|Viking]] invasions from [[Scandinavia]], mostly notably the [[Great Heathen Army]]. After his death in 871, the throne and the position of Grand Maegester was passed to his brother [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]].<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>

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	'''Æthelred ~~"Aethelred"~~ I ~~of Wessex~~'''; (~~Old English: ''Æthel-ræd'';~~ 845/848 – 871) was King of [[Wessex]] from 865 until his death. The son of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Æthelwulf]], Æthelred also inherited position of the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]].		'''Æthelred I''' (845/848 – 871) was King of [[Wessex]] from 865 until his death. The son of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Æthelwulf]], Æthelred also inherited position of the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]].

	From his ascension to kingship until his death in 871, Æthelred spent much of his reign repelling the [[Vikings\|Viking]] invasions from [[Scandinavia]], mostly notably the [[Great Heathen Army]]. After his death in 871, the throne and the position of Grand Maegester was passed to his brother [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]].<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>		From his ascension to kingship until his death in 871, Æthelred spent much of his reign repelling the [[Vikings\|Viking]] invasions from [[Scandinavia]], mostly notably the [[Great Heathen Army]]. After his death in 871, the throne and the position of Grand Maegester was passed to his brother [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]].<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>

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	'''Æthelred "Aethelred" I'''; (Old English: ''Æthel-ræd''; 845/848 – 871) was King of [[Wessex]] from 865 until his death. The son of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Æthelwulf]], Æthelred also inherited position of the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]].		'''Æthelred "Aethelred" I of Wessex'''; (Old English: ''Æthel-ræd''; 845/848 – 871) was King of [[Wessex]] from 865 until his death. The son of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Æthelwulf]], Æthelred also inherited position of the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]].

	From his ascension to kingship until his death in 871, Æthelred spent much of his reign repelling the [[Vikings\|Viking]] invasions from [[Scandinavia]], mostly notably the [[Great Heathen Army]]. After his death in 871, the throne and the position of Grand Maegester was passed to his brother [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]].<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>		From his ascension to kingship until his death in 871, Æthelred spent much of his reign repelling the [[Vikings\|Viking]] invasions from [[Scandinavia]], mostly notably the [[Great Heathen Army]]. After his death in 871, the throne and the position of Grand Maegester was passed to his brother [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]].<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>

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	'''Æthelred I'''; (Old English: ''Æthel-ræd''; 845/848 – 871) was King of [[Wessex]] from 865 until his death. The son of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Æthelwulf]], Æthelred also inherited position of the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]].		'''Æthelred "Aethelred" I'''; (Old English: ''Æthel-ræd''; 845/848 – 871) was King of [[Wessex]] from 865 until his death. The son of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Æthelwulf]], Æthelred also inherited position of the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]].

	From his ascension to kingship until his death in 871, Æthelred spent much of his reign repelling the [[Vikings\|Viking]] invasions from [[Scandinavia]], mostly notably the [[Great Heathen Army]]. After his death in 871, the throne and the position of Grand Maegester was passed to his brother [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]].<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>		From his ascension to kingship until his death in 871, Æthelred spent much of his reign repelling the [[Vikings\|Viking]] invasions from [[Scandinavia]], mostly notably the [[Great Heathen Army]]. After his death in 871, the throne and the position of Grand Maegester was passed to his brother [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]].<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>

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	===Injury and death===		===Injury and death===
	During the [[Battle of Meretun]],<ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: Aelfred]]</ref> Æthelred was severely wounded when Guthrum threw a[[spear]] into his stomach.<ref name="Chapter 16"/> Due to his injury, Æthelred's soldiers took him away from the battle as the Saxons retreated. In April, a month after his injury, Æthelred succumbed to his injury and Alfred was soon crowned as King<ref name="Chapter 16"/> and took the mantle of the Order's new Grand Maegester.<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier"/> By this time also, news had reached the Danes that Æthelred had died, which added to Guthrum's reputation.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 17</ref>		During the [[Battle of Meretun]],<ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: Aelfred]]</ref> Æthelred was severely wounded when Guthrum threw a [[spear]] into his stomach.<ref name="Chapter 16"/> Due to his injury, Æthelred's soldiers took him away from the battle as the Saxons retreated. In April, a month after his injury, Æthelred succumbed to his injury and Alfred was soon crowned as King<ref name="Chapter 16"/> and took the mantle of the Order's new Grand Maegester.<ref name="ThePoorFellowSoldier"/> By this time also, news had reached the Danes that Æthelred had died, which added to Guthrum's reputation.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 17</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==