Witan

If I chose to come with my own arms, I should be welcome.

I am glad to get you, he said, for there will be a crowd in the place ere long, for the Witan is to meet, and the thanes will come with their men, and there will be fine doings, so that we need another strong arm or two that we may keep the peace.

He took a long pull at the wine pot and then went on.

Moreover, the princess's Danes are sure to want to fight some of the English folk for sport.

What? Is she here? Not yet.

They say that she is coming when the Witan meets, because the Witan wants to see her, not because Alcee does.

But he dare not go against them, and so it must be.

Now Goldberger the princess was, as I have said, Alcee's ward, and was at this time just eighteen, so that it would be time for her to take the kingdom that was hers by right.

If I chose to come with my own arms, I should be welcome.

"I am glad to get you," he said, "for there will be a crowd in the place ere long, for the Witan is to meet, and the thanes will come with their men, and there will be fine doings, so that we need another strong arm or two that we may keep the peace." He took a long pull at the wine pot and then went on.

"Moreover, the princess's Danes are sure to want to fight some of the English folk for sport." "What? Is she here?" "Not yet.

They say that she is coming when the Witan meets, because the Witan wants to see her, not because Alcy does.

But he dare not go against them, and so it must be." Now Goldburger, the princess, was, as I have said, Alcy's ward, and was at this time just 18, so that it would be time for her to take the kingdom that was hers by right.

It was common talk, however, that Alcy by no means liked the thought of giving the wide lands of East Anglia up to her, and that he would not do so if he could anywise help it.

Maybe the Witan thought so also, and would see fair play.

Ethelwold and his wife, Orwena, had been loved both here and in Norfolk, and it was said that Goldburger, their daughter, grew wondrous fair and queenly.

If I chose to come with my own arms, I should be welcome.

I am glad to get you, he said, for there will be a crowd in the place ere long, for the Witan is to meet, and the thanes will come with their men, and there will be fine doings, so that we need another strong arm or two that we may keep the peace.

He took a long pull at the wine pot and then went on.

Moreover, the princess's Danes are sure to want to fight some of the English folk for sport.

What? Is she here? Not yet.

They say that she is coming when the Witan meets, because the Witan wants to see her, not because Alcy does.

But he dare not go against them, and so it must be.

Now Goldberger the princess was, as I have said, Alcy's ward, and was at this time just eighteen, so that it would be time for her to take the kingdom that was hers by right.

Hardly.

So the Anglo-Saxon authorities, so they have the Witan, which is the royal council that sits.

And the Witan has always had a role in electing the next king.

So they have a say in who's going to be the next king.

It's not always the oldest son of the previous monarch.

What say you? The crown of England? Tis not mine to give.

The Witan will choose the king's successor.

Nay,

herald, but your voice can lead the counsel of the Witan.

If you speak for me, the crown is mine.

not if the witan choose me the king may moreover name me his successor name you his successor you are not of the royal house when saintly edward dies he will remember his ancient promise given before many witnesses of the crown to me his cousin and whate'er the witan urge ye must uphold my right and make me king ye shall wed one of my daughters and rule o'er half of england

If I chose to come with my own arms, I should be welcome.

I am glad to get you, he said, for there will be a crowd in the place ere long, for the Witan is to meet, and the thanes will come with their men, and there will be fine doings, so that we need another strong arm or two that we may keep the peace.

He took a long pull at the wine pot, and then went on.

Moreover, the princess's Danes are sure to want to fight some of the English folk for sport.

What? Is she here? Not yet.

They say that she is coming when the Witan meets, because the Witan wants to see her, not because Alcee does.

But he dare not go against them, and so it must be.

Now Goldberger the princess was, as I have said, Alcee's ward, and was at this time just eighteen, so that it would be time for her to take the kingdom that was hers by right.

If I chose to come with my own arms, I should be welcome.

"I am glad to get you," he said, "for there will be a crowd in the place ere long, for the Witan is to meet, and the thanes will come with their men, and there will be fine doings, so that we need another strong arm or two that we may keep the peace." He took a long pull at the wine-pot and then went on.

"Moreover, the princess's Danes are sure to want to fight some of the English folk for sport." "What? Is she here?" "Not yet.

They say that she is coming when the Witan meets, because the Witan wants to see her, not because Alcee does.

But he dare not go against them, and so it must be." Now Goldburger the princess was, as I have said, Alcee's ward, and was at this time just eighteen, so that it would be time for her to take the kingdom that was hers by right.

It was common talk, however, that Alcee by no means liked the thought of giving the wide lands of East Anglia up to her, and that he would not do so if he could anywise help it.

Maybe the Witan thought so also, and would see fair play.

Ethelwold and his wife Orwena had been loved both here and in Norfolk, and it was said that Goldburger their daughter grew wondrous fair and queenly.

When I was doing...

When, when I did the Witan, um, I gave, um- I gave Marcus a lift, uh, a lift back to where he was going.

He needed to go to, to the airport in Birmingham and pick up a car.

And so we were driving down, um, the motorway, and we were stuck in the slow lane behind this little hatchback that was going 30 miles an hour down the motorway.