| He, too, first took refuge in the Weald when deposed by his witan. |
| That she had come upon them so far from The witan was evidence of this. |
| Whereas the earlier Saxon witan, or king's council, dealt only with great affairs of state, the new Norman court assumed wide judicial powers. |
| And the witan spent days cleaning up the yard and preparing appreciation gifts. |
| Then they too yielded, and the witan of all England took Swegen as their king. |
| In a general sense, Parliament may be traced back to the Saxon witan and the Norman Council, each of which included the chief men of the realm, lay and clerical. |
