theUnready

…He ascended to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was assassinated (it is said that he ordered the assassination). He was also called the Unready or the Redeless because of his lack of decisiveness. He was often subject to large-scale Viking invasions, and each time he paid huge sums of money (Danegeld) to secure peace, which caused suffering to his people through heavy taxes. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "the Unready" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…異母兄エドワード殉教王が謀殺されたため即位(謀殺は彼の指図といわれる)。決断力を欠いたため〈怠慢王the Unready〉〈不決断王the Redeless〉とも呼ばれる。しばしばバイキングの大規模な侵入を受け，そのつど巨額の宥和金(デーンゲルド)を支払って平和を購い，その重税により国民を苦しめた。…

※「the Unready」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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