# Eadred - King of the English

URL: https://english-history.com/rulers/eadred
Reign: 946 - 955
Born-Died: c. 923 - 955
Dynasty: House of Wessex
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadred

Eadred completed the long West Saxon struggle for control of Northumbria. The final expulsion of the Viking ruler Eric Bloodaxe brought the northern kingdom permanently under the English crown.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Edmund I](https://english-history.com/rulers/edmund-i)
- Succeeded by: [Eadwig](https://english-history.com/rulers/eadwig)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 954 - [Death of Eric Bloodaxe ends Viking kingship at York](https://english-history.com/timeline/954-death-of-eric-bloodaxe-ends-viking-kingship-at-york)