Ethelred the Ever-Ready
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Ethelred the Ever-Ready is famous for taking offense at nothing and cursing innocent bystanders. He died in jail and appears on the Chocolate Frog Cards.
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- The name Ethelred is composed from Old English elements æðele, meaning "noble", and ræd, meaning "counsel", being bombastic and common in the Royal House of Wessex.
- King Ethelred II of England was known as the Unready after his death (from Old English Æþelræd Unræd). In that time, "unready" was probably understood pejorative as "evil counsel" (opposite to the name) or "bad plan"; the king was considered ill-advised or indecisive in his conflict with the Danes.
