King Ethelred

King Ethelred is the father of Princess Daphne and the Queen's husband. He first appears in the cartoon series and mentioned in the manual of Dragon's Lair (Software Projects). He is short and round and stutters, and seems to be very fond of his daughter.

Trivia
The name Ethelred is borrowed from the many Anglo-Saxon Kings with the name Æthelred. The name means "noble counsel".