Eadred Flashcards
What were the 3 main issues in Eadred’s rule ?
Northumbrian rebellions
Northumbria’s stubourness
Why was Eric Bloodaxe significant ?
He was a good warrior who was feared by Eadred
King of York and represented rebellion and instability in England
Aided by the northumbrians
Summarise the Northumbrian rebellion
Eadred gets oaths of loyalty from northumbria yet they end up siding with EBA
Eadred attacks Northumbria so they swear allegiance to him
Northumbria rebells with olaf sihtricsson , he is driven out of the north
Bloodaxe returns and has a new alliance with northumbria
They drive out eric bloodaxe and welcome eadred back as king
What made Eadreds reign significant ?
Continued Edmunds monastic reforms - appointing Aethelwold a clever guy to a monastery
He delegated Jobs to Dunstan further pushing his reforms
How did Eadred find a way to beat the northumbrians and Eric Bloodaxe ?
He was a superior commander launching campaigns resulting in nobility defecting to wessex
Used oaths to prevent Rebellion yet he imprisoned Wulfstan who was an influence to the rebellion , Yet he let him go ( Diplomatic )
Eric was an inept leader - whereas Eadred unified the people via christ and reforms . Eric appointed the wrong people to rule too .
