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advised. The latter half of the 9th century was a chaotic time in England, which was at that

time divided into a number of smaller kingdoms. In 867, Vikings from Denmark landed in Mercia, a kingdom that comprised

much of the English Midlands. The Vikings conquered the eastern parts of Mercia, and soon invaded

the rest of the territory, dividing the area into two parts, displacing the current

ruler and installing a puppet king. But the puppet king didn't last long on the throne. Just a few

years later, in 879, he disappeared. In the face of that power vacuum, a high-ranking English military official

named Ethelred took over. Very little is known about Ethelred before he reached the throne,

and it's sort of unclear how exactly he got the job. It doesn't seem like he had any noble lineage.

He appeared in the written record at around 883 after he was said to have taken power.

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