Earl Utred

Also known as: Utred · Role: earl · First appears: A.D. 1011–1014

Life events

• 1013 · Earl Utred and the Northumbrians submitted to King Sweyne.(A.D. 1011–1014)
  • With: King Sweyne
  • “Then soon submitted to him Earl Utred, and all the Northumbrians”
• 1016 · Earl Utred submitted to King Knute, and the Northumbrians submitted with him.(A.D. 1015–1018 · 📍 Northumbria)
  • With: King Knute
  • “When Utred understood this, he ceased from plundering, and hastened northward, and submitted for need, and all the Northumbrians with him;”
• 1016 · Earl Utred was slain on the advice of Alderman Edric, along with Thurkytel.(A.D. 1015–1018 · 📍 Northumbria)
  • With: Alderman Edric Thurkytel (A.D. 1016)
  • “but, though he gave hostages, he was nevertheless slain by the advice of Alderman Edric, and Thurkytel, the son of Nafan, with him.”

A.D. 1011–1014

• lord / consecrator: King Sweyne “Then soon submitted to him Earl Utred, and all the Northumbrians, and all the people of Lindsey, and afterwards the people of the Five Boroughs, and soon after all the army to the north of Watling-street;”

A.D. 1015–1018

• allies with Edmund son of Ethelred “Then rode Edmund the etheling to Earl Utred in Northumbria; and every man supposed that they would collect an army King Knute; but they went into Stafforddhire, and to Shrewsbury, and to Chester; and they plundered on their parts, and Knute on his.”
• vassal / appointee: King Knute “When Utred understood this, he ceased from plundering, and hastened northward, and submitted for need, and all the Northumbrians with him;”
• enemies with King Knute “but, though he gave hostages, he was nevertheless slain by the advice of Alderman Edric, and Thurkytel, the son of Nafan, with him.”
• enemies with Thurkytel (A.D. 1016) (Utred was slain on Edric's advice, with Thurkytel.) “but, though he gave hostages, he was nevertheless slain by the advice of Alderman Edric, and Thurkytel, the son of Nafan, with him.”
• enemies with Alderman Edric “but, though he gave hostages, he was nevertheless slain by the advice of Alderman Edric, and Thurkytel, the son of Nafan, with him.”
• with Thurkytel (A.D. 1016) (Thurkytel was slain with Utred.) “but, though he gave hostages, he was nevertheless slain by the advice of Alderman Edric, and Thurkytel, the son of Nafan, with him.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.