Ethelred of Essex is a Saxon-Danish Huscarl whose mother is a Saxon villager and his father is a Danish voyager. He is resilient, powerful, and skilled in battle, eager to fight to the death for the honor of his Earldom. He was formerly a lowly Household Servant who later became a Professional Warrior and Bodyguard after extensive training and impressing his Nobles. He is stoic, pleasant, and friendly, but he is also fierce, calculative, and deeply patriotic. He is a novice or seeker christian.