ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WITENAGEMOT
Old English witena, genitive plural of wita councillor + gemōt meeting, moot.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITENAGEMOT»
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2011
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The New International Encyclopædia
WITENAGEMOT. WITHROW. had its Witenagemot, and when the kingdoms were
brought under a common overlord he had his Witenagemot. The members of the
Witenagemot were usually the King, the bishops, the ealdormen, and the ...
Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby, 1909
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Councils and Ecclesiastical Documents Relating to Great ...
West-Saxon Witenagemot at Southampton 625 841. Mercian Witenagemot at
Tamworth 625 841. Grant of Ethelwulf to Beornmod ....... 625 842. Grant of
Ethelwulf to Ceolmund . . . . . . .626 839x844. Profession of Ceolred of Leicester
626 841 X ...
Arthur West Haddan, William Stubbs, David Wilkins, 1871
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English church during the Anglo-Saxon period: A.D. 595-1066. ...
West-Saxon Witenagemot at Southampton 615 841. Mercian Witenagemot at
Tamworth 625 841. Grant of Ethelwulf to Beommod 625 841. Grant of Ethelwulf to
Cecil mund 626 8j9 x 844. Profession of Ceolred of Leicester 626 841x844.
Arthur West Haddan, William Stubbs, David Wilkins, 1871
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The New international encyclopaedia
had its Witenageraot, and when the kingdoms were brought under a common
overlord he had his Witenagemot. The members of the Witenage- mot were
usually the King, the bishops, the ealdormen, and the dependents of the King,
who were ...
Frank Moore Colby, Talcott Williams, Herbert Treadwell Wade, 1905
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The Rise and Progress of the English Commonwealth: ...
"Subreguli," Dukes, who composed the -Witenagemot, or Great Council in each &
<=. and other depend- TT-. <□ i . • i □ .» /~t% • y ants, or Vassal Princes,
Kingdom, scarcely any notices are preserved in the Chroniclers, preserved by the
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Sir Francis Palgrave, 1832
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The rise and progress of the English Commonwealth: ...
635 Dependent kingdoms — retain their separate legislatures, notwithstanding
the unions of the Crowns 636 Ecclesiastical "Synods amongst the principal
causes producing such tendency to union • • 637 Imperial Witenagemot — not a ...
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Events that Changed Great Britain, from 1066 to 1714
Most observers trace the modern Parliament to the Anglo- Saxon witenagemot,
an advisory body to the kings of that era. At irregular intervals, the monarch called
the witenagemot into session. It consisted of the monarch, his closest advisers, ...
Frank W. Thackeray, John E. Findling, 2004
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New International Encyclopedia
WITENAGEMOT, wlt'e-na-ge-m6t', or WITAN (AS., assembly of counselors). The
supreme council of the English nation in Anglo- Saxon times. Each of the
separate kingdoms in the so-called heptarchy (q.v.) had its Witena- gemot, and
when ...
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Constitutional Democracy in a Multicultural and Globalised World
Assembly of the Wise (Witenagemot) Even before the Norman invasion, the
Anglo-Saxons in accordance with German traditions gave people certain rights to
participate in the decision making processes of local barons, especially in
relation to ...
Thomas Fleiner, Lidija Basta Fleiner, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITENAGEMOT»
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witenagemot is used in the context of the following news items.
What's in a name? Knickerbocker Mansion hosting summer festival …
Iseman would argue that the most important thing to take place on the once 1,200 acre property was a peace talk in 1676 called a Witenagemot with the French, ... «Troy Record, Jul 15»
'To No One Will We … Deny or Delay Right or Justice' … and Other …
The Witan, Witenagemot or Council of the Anglo-Saxon Kings of the 7th to 11th centuries was held from time to time at Runnymede during the reign of Alfred the ... «City Watch, Jun 15»
The Royal Fiver: The Five Shortest Reigns in British History
When Harold died at the Battle of Hastings, the Witenagemot (leading Anglo-Saxon elders) met and declared Edgar the new king in October 1066. However, as ... «Anglotopia.net, Dec 14»
God's Bureaucrats
There is a difficulty – and opportunity – in precise description of the powers of the witenagemot (witen) not only because of the scarcity of contemporary material ... «Millstone News, Nov 14»
The true story of the Battle of Hastings, today in 1066
Harold was the kingdom's richest noble, and a great military commander who had subjugated Wales in 1063. The Witenagemot promptly proclaimed him king, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
Sieg über Angelsachen: Wie die Wikinger England eroberten
Auch wenn oft der älteste Sohn auf den Vater folgte - seine Machtposition musste erst vom Witenagemot, dem Rat der wichtigsten geistlichen und weltlichen ... «Spiegel Online, Aug 14»
Immunità parlamentare, tutto quello che c'è da sapere
... loro rivali) prima, durante e dopo la riunione del consiglio del Re, segno che le sedute del Witenagemot erano state, nei primi tempi, abbastanza movimentate. «Giornalettismo, Jul 14»
Diagnoses of a determined eurosceptic
The Anglo-Saxon kings were elected; not, admittedly, by universal suffrage, but from among the nobility and by the vote of an advisory council, the Witenagemot. «Financial Times, May 14»
Jamie Dimon's Dual Role and the Threat of Absolute Power
The ancient Anglo-Saxons understood their king needed a national council of wise men, called the witenagemot, a body of experienced elder sages who ... «Forbes, Jul 13»
What in the world is a Witan?
The women named their group “Witan” — pronounced wi-TAHN — after the Anglo-Saxon word witenagemot, which is defined as “a group of councilors carefully ... «Akron Beacon Journal, Feb 13»
