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Eadric Streona (died 1017) was Ealdorman of Mercia from 1007 until he was killed by King Cnut. Eadric was given the epithet "Streona" (translated as "The Acquisitive”) in Hemming's Cartulary because he appropriated church land and funds for himself.
Article History. Eadric also spelled: Edric. Died: 1017. Eadric Streona (died 1017) was the ealdorman of the Mercians, who, though a man of ignoble birth, was advanced to the revived office of ealdorman by the English king Ethelred II, whose daughter Eadgyth Eadric married. Little is known of Eadric’s origins.
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Eadric Streona is the Ealdorman of Mercia. Streona is beheaded by King Canute to avoid the possibility of a future betrayal, since Streona betrayed Edmund. Eadric Streona is ambitious with a clear goal, the independence of the Kingdom of Mercia. He wants to be king of England. Before killing...
6 de feb. de 2014 · Streona was not the last name of Eadric of Mercia; rather, it was a nickname which roughly translates to “the Acquisitor”. He became Earl of Mercia in 1007, apparently as a result of murder, or rather, doing King Aethelred’s dirty work while acquiring the lands of tax defaulters.
Eadric Streona es Ealdorman de Mercia . Trivia. Eadric se basa en Eadric Streona, quien se hizo famoso en la Edad Media debido a sus acciones traidoras durante la reconquista danesa de Inglaterra . El epíteto de Eadric , "Streona", se traduce como "Adquisitivo" o "Agarrador". Categorías.
La última referencia a Mercia por su nombre es del año 1017, cuando Eadric Streona fue galardonado con el gobierno de Mercia por Canuto. Los últimos condes, Leofric, Ælfgar y Edwin, gobernaron un territorio que corresponde ampliamente a la histórica Mercia, pero la Crónica no la identifica por su nombre.
Initially depicted as a traitor and a villain during Cnut’s conquest of England in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Eadric Streona has inspired those who have recorded his role in history to enumerate his many crimes, if not to attribute new ones to him, and to provide great detail to the scene of his execution.
