11. The royal council or witan played a central but limited role in the Anglo-Saxon period. 12. Witan is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.13. Within a few weeks, however, Sweyn died and �thelred was called back to England by the witan . 14. The Witan , along with the folkmoots ( local assemblies ) is an important ancestor of the modern English parliament. 15. Harold Godwinson became king, in all likelihood appointed by Edward the Confessor on his deathbed and endorsed by the Witan . 16. Most tend to be solitaires with traditional, British, Mexican, Italian, Stegheria, or pecti-witan upbringing. 17. These documents clearly indicate that the witan was composed of the nation's highest echelon of both ecclesiastical and secular officers. 18. In the year 1013 King �thelred II fled the country from Sweyn Forkbeard, who then had the witan proclaim him king. 19. The witan could seek to prevent autocracy and carry on government during interregnums, but ultimately the witenagemot answered to the king. 20. It is also the year of a great royal council, at which �thelred and his Witan published a new law code.
