Alfred the GreatMacmillan & Company, 1869 - 334 pages |
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Page 27
... witan ; but in all things the initiative is with him , and without him the witan is powerless . That famous Council , common to all the Teutonic tribes , had by this time amongst the West Saxons A THOUSAND YEARS AGO . 27.
... witan ; but in all things the initiative is with him , and without him the witan is powerless . That famous Council , common to all the Teutonic tribes , had by this time amongst the West Saxons A THOUSAND YEARS AGO . 27.
Page 28
... witan in the time of Ethelwulf . The thegn was , however , simply an owner of land , and so a seat in the Great Council was in fact open to any cheorl , even it would seem to any thrall who could earn or win as his own five hides of ...
... witan in the time of Ethelwulf . The thegn was , however , simply an owner of land , and so a seat in the Great Council was in fact open to any cheorl , even it would seem to any thrall who could earn or win as his own five hides of ...
Page 49
... witan to agree to the provisions of his will , and to sign it by some of their foremost men . These pro- visions were , that Ethelbald his eldest surviving son , who had rebelled against him , should remain king of Wessex , and , if he ...
... witan to agree to the provisions of his will , and to sign it by some of their foremost men . These pro- visions were , that Ethelbald his eldest surviving son , who had rebelled against him , should remain king of Wessex , and , if he ...
Page 50
... witan , the south of England would have seen wars of succession such as those which raged on the Conti- nent during that same century between the descend- ants of Charlemagne . Then Wessex and Kent must have fallen an easy prey to the ...
... witan , the south of England would have seen wars of succession such as those which raged on the Conti- nent during that same century between the descend- ants of Charlemagne . Then Wessex and Kent must have fallen an easy prey to the ...
Page 51
... witan . Under the same will he was also entitled in possession to his share of certain royal domains and treasures , which were thereby devised to Ethelbald , Ethelred , and him , in joint tenancy . He had already waived his right to ...
... witan . Under the same will he was also entitled in possession to his share of certain royal domains and treasures , which were thereby devised to Ethelbald , Ethelred , and him , in joint tenancy . He had already waived his right to ...
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