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In the so-called coronation form of Æthelred the Unready, a sceptre (sceptrum), and a rod (virga) appear, as they do also in the case of a coronation order of the 12th century. In a contemporary account of Richard I 's coronation , the royal sceptre of gold with a gold cross ( sceptrum ), and the gold rod with a gold dove on the top ( virga ...
Æthelred's first name, composed of the elements æðele 'noble', and ræd 'counsel', [2] is typical of the compound names of those who belonged to the royal House of Wessex, and it characteristically alliterates with the names of his ancestors, like Æthelwulf 'noble-wolf', Ælfred 'elf-counsel', Eadweard 'rich-protection', and Eadgar 'rich-spear'.
The St. Brice's Day massacre was a mass killing of Danes within England on 13 November 1002, on the order of King Æthelred the Unready of England. The Anglo-Saxon chronicle relates that the massacre was carried out in response to an accusation that the Danes would "beshrew [Æthelred] of his life, and afterwards all his council, and then have his kingdom without any resistance."
During the funeral procession and the Queen’s period lying in state in the days preceding the ceremony, the Sovereign’s crown, orb, and sceptre were placed on top of her coffin. Here, what ...
The crown jewels laid on the Queen's coffin have an ancient history—and a powerful meaning for the monarchy.
Æthelred is also the subject of Richard Edward Wilson's Æthelred the Unready, a comical one-act opera composed in 1992. [2] He is also referenced in the Sid Meier's Civilization franchise of computer games, occupying the second lowest rank that a player may earn upon the game's completion, just above Dan Quayle.
The exact date of Edmund's birth is unclear, but it could have been no later than 993 when he was a signatory to charters along with his two elder brothers. [1] He was the third of the six sons of King Æthelred the Unready and his first wife, Ælfgifu, who was probably the daughter of Earl Thored of Northumbria.
The illuminations of the Coronation Ordo of Charles V of 1365 show a similar sceptre in the hands of the king. [4] The Sceptre was used in all the coronations of the French kings from 1380 to 1775 with the exception of Charles VII and Henry IV, possibly due to the Hundred Years’ War and the coronation not being held in Reims respectively.