Æthelred Lord of the Mercians, Alfred's son-in-law, cooperated in the campaigns against Haesten and the Danish armies that ravaged England in 893-896. He was a key military partner of Alfred, commanding Mercian forces in the midlands. Æthelred's campaigns into the Danelaw were part of the coordinated strategy that ultimately defeated Haesten.
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