Which King of England was known as ‘The Unready’?
Æthelred the Unready Æthelred the Unready Æthelred II (Old English: "Æþelræd", ; 966 – 23 April 1016), known as the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death. His epithet does not derive from the modern word "unready", but rather from the Old English "unræd" (meaning "poorly advised"); it is a pun on his name, which means "well advised". Æthelred was the son of King Edgar and Queen Ælfthryth. He came to the throne at about the age of 12, following the assassination of his older half-brother, Edward the Martyr. His brother's murder was
Eric the Unready Eric the Unready Eric the Unready is an adventure game developed and published by Legend Entertainment for MS-DOS in 1993. "Eric the Unready" is a parody of the fantasy genre in general, though it parodies numerous other topics as well, ranging from "Star Trek" to "Zork". It tells a comedic story of the titular unqualified knight on a quest to rescue a princess. The game was well received. The game engine of "Eric the Unready" uses an interactive fiction style interface. A graphical display of the player's location and viewpoint is provided in a window. Other windows can feature a