Who contended with Edward for the throne?
Harold II
Edward the Confessor
Æthelred the Unready
Alfred the Great
Answer
Æthelred the Unready, the son of King Edgar, contested Edward for the English throne. Weak and ineffective leadership marked his reign, including disastrous military defeats against invading Danes. The famous Viking raider Sweyn Forkbeard ultimately conquered England, forcing Æthelred into exile in Normandy in 1013.
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