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Hmm...what's "the Witan" out of curiosity and also for clarification in the article? It appears as the last word in the second section, "more about...". | Hmm...what's "the Witan" out of curiosity and also for clarification in the article? It appears as the last word in the second section, "more about...". | ||
[[User: Gabriela]] Posted 5 May, 2006 at 15:44 CST | [[User: Gabriela]] Posted 5 May, 2006 at 15:44 CST | ||
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| + | : The ''witan'' was the council of lords, bishops, and other such elders which elected and advised the king during the late Anglo-Saxon period in England. (Succession at the time was not strictly patrilineal, though the dead king's son was often chosen.) {{User:ASDamick/sig}} 16:57, May 5, 2006 (CDT) | ||
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Hmm...what's "the Witan" out of curiosity and also for clarification in the article? It appears as the last word in the second section, "more about...". User: Gabriela Posted 5 May, 2006 at 15:44 CST
- The witan was the council of lords, bishops, and other such elders which elected and advised the king during the late Anglo-Saxon period in England. (Succession at the time was not strictly patrilineal, though the dead king's son was often chosen.) —Fr. Andrew talk contribs (THINK!) 16:57, May 5, 2006 (CDT)
