passing judgment on his chief baker and chief cupbearer The Witenagemot Old English witena gem t ... until the 11th century. The Witenagemot was an assembly of the ruling class whose primary function ... and local importance. Terminology The terms Witan and Witenagemot are increasingly avoided by modern historians, although few would go as far as Geoffrey Hindley, who described witenagemot as an essentially ... of character, the exact nature of the witenagemot remains essentially vague, fluctuating, and incoherent ... or official decisions are also preserved in law codes. The first recorded act of a witenagemot ... it necessary to discuss at length the nature of the powers possessed by the council i.e. the witenagemot ... assembly i.e. the witenagemot was legally or practically connected. Members of the royal family, ladies ... his yoke off their necks. ref Quoted in Whitelock, Review of The Witenagemot in the Reign of Edward ... , jurisprudence and both internal and external security. The witenagemot was in many ways ... s, but ultimately the witenagemot answered to the king. It only assembled when he summoned it, and its assembling without his approval could be considered treason . The witenagemot was more an advisory council. In some cases, weak kings such as Ethelred the Unready were dependent on the witenagemot ... seat of the national witenagemot. Generally, it followed the king, who typically had no single fixed court either. The witenagemot is known to have met in at least 116 locations, including ... advice given by the English witenagemot are when on January 5, 1066 it approved the succession ... ended when the Normans invaded in 1066, replacing the witenagemot with the curia regis , or king s court. However, in a sign of the witenagemot s enduring legacy, the curia regis continued to be dubbed ... accepted that the English witenagemot had its origins in ancient Germanic tribes Germanic ..., The National Assembly , p. 13. ref s start s par s bef before various folkmoot s s ttl title Witenagemot ... more details
Witta may refer to Witta Wicca , a witchcraft tradition created by author Edain McCoy Witta of B raburg , a missionary and bishop in 8th century Germany Witta, son of Wecta , a Jutish chieftain in 5th century sub Roman Britain Witta Bishop of Lichfield before 737 c. 750 Witta, Queensland , a town in City of Caloundra , Queensland, Australia See also Witan , or Witenagemot, historic English council added because Wittan, mis spelling, redirects here disambig ... more details
wiktionary moot moot point Moot may refer to from Moot as an Old English language Anglo Saxon term for meeting Folkmoot Jamtam t , the old assembly of J mtland Witenagemot , the High Council of Anglo Saxon England Moot hall , a meeting or assembly building, traditionally to decide local issues Moot hill , a hill or mound historically used as an assembly or meeting place World Scout Moot , a gathering of older Scouts, mainly Rover Scouts, ages 18 26 from all over the world Entmoot , a gathering of Ents in The Lord of the Rings MoodleMoot , a gathering or conference relating to the Moodle Virtual Learning Environment Mootness , in American law, is a point in a case is said to be moot when it has been made irrelevant and would not have any effect on the outcome, thus it does not need to be considered further Moot court , an activity in many law schools where participants take part in simulated court proceedings moot, the pseudonym for Christopher Poole , founder of the anonymous imageboard 4chan.org disambiguation ... more details
infobox UK place country England latitude 51.316666 longitude 0.766667 official name Bapchild population shire district Swale shire county Kent region South East England constituency westminster post town SITTINGBOURNE postcode district ME9 postcode area ME dial code os grid reference Bapchild , originally Baccanceld, is a village and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent , England , about two miles east of Sittingbourne . It lies on the A2, and according to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,068. Synod of Baccanceld main Synod of Baccanceld In 694 it was the site of the Synod of Baccanceld . This meeting was rather a witenagemot , or an Old English Parliament or Royal Council in Christian kingdoms often including clerics , than an ecclesiastical synod, as it was presided over by King Wihtred of Kent . There were present at its deliberations Berhtwald , Archbishop of Canterbury , and Tobias bishop Tobias , Bishop of Rochester , besides abbot s, abbesses, priests, deacons and lay lords. ref http www.newadvent.org cathen 02189a.htm Synod of Baccanceld Catholic Encyclopedia article ref References references External links Commons category Bapchild http www.boredinswale.co.uk Bored In Swale an information site listing activities for the youth in Swale. Catholic Swale Category Villages in Kent Category Civil parishes in Kent Category Swale Kent geo stub es Bapchild nl Bapchild pl Bapchild ... more details
Jamtam t was the old assembly of J mtland . Unlike other Scandinavia n Thing assembly things , it is referred to as a m t , not ing , both meaning assembly . Instead, the word m t is found in e.g. the political institution Witenagemot in Anglo Saxon England. The centerpartiet center partist H kan Larsson , a former member of the Swedish parliament coming from J mtland, is one of the most serious politicians arguing for a reestablishment of Jamtam t. On his home page where he presents his vision of J mtland year 2052 he writes Sedan dess har sj lvstyret st rkts och i dag har l net ungef r samma sj lvstyrande roll inom Sverige som land hade inom Finland redan p 1900 talets slut. Jamtamot har utvecklats till ett starkt regionalt parlament. Ett tecken p uppslutningen bakom parlamentet r att h rjedalingarna numera aldrig talar om att l mna J mtlands l n f r G vleborg. which roughly translates to Since then the autonomy has become strengthened and today J mtlands l n the county of J mtland has approximately the same r le of autonomy within Sweden as land had within Finland already in the end of the 1900s. Jamtam t has developed into a strong regional parliament. A sign of the support behind the parliament is that nowadays, the people of H rjedalen never speak about leaving the county of J mtland for G vleborg . Category History of J mtland Sweden history stub da Jamtamot de Jamtamot no Jamtamot sv Jamtamot ... more details
A moot hall is a meeting or assembly building, traditionally to decide local issues. In Anglo Saxon England , a low ring shaped Earthworks engineering earthwork served as a moot hill or moot mound, where the elders of the Hundred county subdivision hundred would meet to take decisions. Some of these acquired permanent buildings, known as moot halls. However, many moot halls are on relatively new sites within later settlements. Image Moot Hall, Aldeburgh.jpg thumb right The Moot Hall in Aldeburgh Suffolk Image MootHallSundial.JPG thumb Sundial on Moot Hall, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England. There are moot halls in Aldeburgh Appleby in Westmorland Brampton, Carlisle, Cumbria Brampton Colchester Daventry Elstow near Bedford Hexham Holton le Moor Keswick, Cumbria Keswick Newcastle upon Tyne Steeple Bumpstead Maldon, Essex Wirksworth, Derbyshire Wirksworth File Law Mount Castleton Farm.jpg right thumb 180px center The Moot Hill or Law Mount at Lambroughton in Ayrshire, Scotland. center There are also Moot hill s Dagenham Godalming hundred Godalming Central Milton Keynes Secklow Mound History of Wiltshire Ancient moot places and meeting points various sites in Wiltshire Kilmacolm Barony and Castle of Giffen , North Ayrshire , Scotland. Lambroughton , North Ayrshire, Scotland. Eglinton Country Park Lawthorn , North Ayrshire, Scotland. See also Witenagemot Godalming hundred Thing assembly Kgotla External links http www.bedford.gov.uk moothall Moot Hall Elstow, Bedfordshire http www.mkweb.co.uk parks and open space DisplayArticle.asp?ID 22138 Secklow Moot , Milton Keynes http www.mkweb.co.uk parks and open space DisplayArticle.asp?ID 22138 Six Hills Moot , Leicestershire Category Norman and Medieval England Category Buildings and structures in England ... more details
The Synod of Baccanceld was held in 694 in Bapchild , Kent . This meeting was rather a witenagemot , or Anglo Saxon Parliament or Royal Council in Christian kingdoms often including clerics , rather than an ecclesiastical synod, as it was presided over by Wihtred , King of Kent . There were present at its deliberations Berhtwald , Archbishop of Canterbury , and Tobias bishop Tobias , Bishop of Rochester , besides abbot s, abbesses, priests, deacons and lay lords. ref http www.newadvent.org cathen 02189a.htm Synod of Baccanceld Catholic Encyclopedia article ref Charter The chief enactments are embodied in a charter whose terms secured to the Church forever the donations and privileges bestowed on it by the laity, since what had once been given to God might never be resumed to man s use . Moreover, on the death of prelates, fitting successors were to be appointed with the advice and approval of the archbishop, without any royal intervention such action would nullify the election and lay interference was expressly disclaimed as being outside the limits of the laity s rights. The cathedral churches of Canterbury Cathedral Canterbury and Rochester Cathedral Rochester were granted in perpetuity, immunity from royal requisitions or tribute otherwise than voluntary, and these were never to create precedent all these privileges being secured under severe spiritual penalties for infringement. The interest and importance of this document rest on the fact that Henry Spelman and others have regarded it as the most ancient English charter. Its authenticity has been called in question but though different versions of it exist, there can be little doubt of the general genuineness of the terms common to all, as here summarized. References references catholic Category 694 Category 7th century in England Category Anglo Saxon England Category History of Kent ... more details
notes, Each of the several Anglo Saxon kingdoms had its own witenagemot until the subjugation of them all by Egbert of Wessex Egbert, king of Wessex , between 825 and 829. Thereafter the witenagemot of Wessex gradually developed into a single assembly for the whole country. ref cite web title Witenagemot ... that was constitutionally a continuation of the witenagemot . In the 13th and early 14th centuries ... more details
lfric floruit fl. 1050 , archbishop elect of Canterbury, was a kinsman of Godwin, Earl of Wessex . Biography From early youth lfric was brought up in the Canterbury Cathedral Later Saxon and Viking periods monastery of Christ Church , and was much beloved by his fellow monks. He was well skilled in worldly matters and took delight in them. On the death of Archbishop Eadsige October 1050 lfric was elected to the Archbishop of Canterbury see of Canterbury by the monastic chapter of his house. In this election the clergy of the province seem to have concurred. The monks sent to Godwin, in whose earldom they were, and informed him of the canonical election of lfric and begged him to use his influence in behalf of his kinsman. The earl promised to do all he could in the matter. Edward the Confessor King Edward was, however, at this time inclined to the faction which opposed the earl, and refused his request in behalf of lfric. In the mid Lent meeting of the witenagemot , in 1051, Robert of Jumi ges was appointed archbishop, much to the anger of English churchmen. ref name dnb cite web last Hunt first William title lfric fl. 1050 , archbishop elect of Canterbury work Dictionary of National Biography Vol. I publisher Smith, Elder & Co. year 1885 url http www.oxforddnb.com templates olddnb.jsp?articleid 190 accessdate 2009 10 26 DNBfirst wstitle lfric fl. 1050 ref Notes reflist References DNB wstitle lfric fl. 1050 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata NAME Aelfric, Archbishop Elect ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Archbishop elect of Canterbury DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Aelfric, Archbishop Elect Category English Benedictines Category 11th century English people Category Year of birth unknown Category Year of death unknown Category Benedictine bishops ... more details
infobox UK place country England static image Image Edington priory church.JPG 240px static image caption Priory church St Mary, St Katherine and All Saints latitude 51.277 longitude 02.106 official name Edington population 769 population ref as of 2001 unitary england Wiltshire Council Wiltshire lieutenancy england Wiltshire region South West England constituency westminster post town WESTBURY postcode district BA13 postcode area BA dial code 01380 os grid reference ST926532 Edington is a small village and civil parishes in England civil parish in Wiltshire , England , about five miles east of Westbury, Wiltshire Westbury . The parish includes two principal settlements, Edington village and Tinhead , which lies between the main village and Coulston and contains the parish s only surviving public house, The Paulet Arms. However, many recent residents no longer make a distinction between the two settlements, calling both Edington . History The parish was part of the hundred county subdivision hundred of Whorwellsdown hundred Whorwellsdown , and is believed to hold a place in English history, for it was probably here that Alfred the Great King Alfred the Great won a decisive battle against the Danes Germanic tribe Danes at the Battle of Ethandun , thus saving the foundations of England . In the year 957 the Witenagemot , or King s Council, met at Edington. ref A History of the County of Wiltshire , vol. 2, p. 9 ref The origin of the parish church , Edington Priory , is that it formed part of a monastery of the Brothers of Penitence , or Bonshommes. Until the Dissolution of the Monasteries , much of Edington was the Manorialism manor of Edington Romsey , a property of Romsey Abbey . Two miles away is the Westbury White Horse , a famous chalk figure on the side of Westbury Hill first recorded in the 18th century, which is visible from Westbury, Wiltshire Westbury and much of western Wiltshire, although not from Edington. William Gullick , the man who designed the New So ... more details
The Oxford University Scout and Guide Group OUSGG is the oldest student Scout and Guide club in the United Kingdom , being originally founded in 1919. When Rover Scouts were part of Scouting in the UK, the Group included a Rover Crew, the 13th Oxford. The stated aim of the group is to enable members of the University of Oxford to maintain, acquire, or renew an interest in the Scouting Scout and Girl Guide and Girl Scout Guide Movements . History The group was founded in 1919 under the name of O.U.B.P. Scout Club , with the first formal meeting held on 24 November that year. Women were first admitted to OUSGG the following year. For a number of years, the group ran in parallel with Oxford University Rover Crew and Oxford University Girl Guide Club, until 1939, when these merged into the Scout group. In 1940 the O.U. Guide Club was reformed, though it turned out it had never officially disbanded. Missing records make the exact tracking of various mergers and separations between the Rover, Scout, and Guide groups difficult, but the name Oxford University Scout and Guide Group was officially accepted when the group constitution was rewritten in 1962. For 50 years the Group camped in the Easter vacation, and the late summer vacation, at the Ennerdale Water Ennerdale Scout Camp of the Scouting in North West England Ennerdale Scout Centre Cumbria Scout Country . ref http www.ousgg.org.uk about history Oxford University Scout and Guide Group history ref The Group was responsible for organising the first two international Scout and Guide camps at Gilwell Park in 1959 and 1961. ref http ousgg.org.uk about history 1955 History of OUSGG, 1955 1963 ref These events are called Witans, named after the History of Anglo Saxon England Anglo Saxon gathering of the wise called a Witenagemot Witan . Membership Its membership mainly comprises members of the University of Oxford however within certain limits other people may join. It is affiliated to the Student Scout and Guide Organisati ... more details
Spelling UK The Pecs tan , peaklanders or peakrills were an Anglo Saxons Anglo Saxon tribe who inhabited the central and northern parts of the Peak District area in England . ref Turbutt, G., 1999 A History of Derbyshire, Volume 1, pp 259 60 Cardiff Merton Priory Press ref The area was historically the home of the southern clan of the Brigantes , a Brythonic tribe, before the Anglo Saxon invasion. The very early Derbyshire settlements, in what is now known as the Peak District, were those of the West Angles . This tribe advanced up the valleys of the rivers River Derwent, Derbyshire Derwent and River Derwent, Derbyshire Dove during their northern conquests in the 6th century. They became known locally as the Pecs tan ref name Britannica 1911 http encyclopedia.jrank.org DEM DIO DERBYSHIRE.html Online Encyclopedia, Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 73 of the 1911 Encyclop dia Britannica ref . Later their territory formed the northern division of Mercia , and in 848 the Mercian Witenagemot assembled at Repton ref name Britannica 1911 . Nomenclature Though the 1911 Encyclop dia Britannica article refers to the Pecs t an , the more widely accepted terminology seems to be Pecs t na , as referred to in the British Library, MS Harley 3271, f. 6v document ref name doc3721 http www.georgetown.edu labyrinth library oe texts hidage.html HTML version of British Museum Hidage texts ref of the 7th century Tribal Hidage . Henry Spelman s Arch ologus in modum Glosarii ad rem antiquam posteriorem , which was published in London in 1626 ref name doc3721 cites the Pec setna. References reflist Further reading Bigsby, R 1854 Historical and Topographical Description of Repton. London. Collis, J. 1983 Wigber Low Derbyshire A Bronze Age and Anglian Burial site in the White Peak. Department of Archaeology and Prehistory, University of Sheffield. Davies, W. and Vierk, H. The contexts of Tribal Hidage social aggregates and settlement patterns , in Fr hmittelalterliche Studien , viii 19 ... more details
Infobox Christian leader name Lyfing archbishop of Archbishop of Canterbury image imagesize alt caption province Diocese of Canterbury Canterbury diocese Diocese of Canterbury see Archbishop of Canterbury appointed c. 999 ended 12 June 1020 predecessor lfheah of Canterbury lfheah successor thelnoth Archbishop of Canterbury thelnoth ordination consecration 1013 other post Abbot of Chertsey Abbey br Bishop of Bath and Wells Bishop of Wells birth name lfstan birth date birth place death date 12 June 1020 death place buried Canterbury Cathedral nationality religion Lyfing died 12 June 1020 was an Anglo Saxon Bishop of Bath and Wells Bishop of Wells and Archbishop of Canterbury . Life Lyfing was born lfstan and took his ecclesiastical name from leof carus darling . Lyfing was abbot of Chertsey Abbey from about 989. ref name DNB Mason http www.oxforddnb.com view article 16798 Lyfing d. 1020 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ref ref name Heads38 Knowles, et al. Heads of Religious Houses pp. 38, 244 ref He became Bishop of Wells in 998 or 999, ref name Handbook222 Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 222 ref and in 1013 King thelred the Unready appointed him to the see of Canterbury . ref name Handbook214 Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 214 ref Lyfing was taken captive by Viking s and held prisoner for a time, but he was released in time to attend the Witenagemot in 1014, and he started repairs of the damage the Vikings had done to Canterbury Cathedral . Lyfing was unable to go to Rome for his pallium during King thelred s reign, for every bishop that was consecrated during the remainder of the king s reign was consecrated by Archbishop Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York Wulfstan of York. ref name William111 Williams thelred the Unready p. 111 ref By 1018, however, he was named as archbishop, having returned to England from Rome with letters from Pope Pope Benedict VIII Benedict VIII . ref name Brooks287 Brooks Early History of the Church of C ... more details
Image Northumbria c8th map.png thumb right Map showing the major kingdoms of northern Great Britain in the 8th century. Northumbria was formed from the earlier kingdoms of Bernicia and Deira kingdom Deira . thelwald Moll was List of monarchs of Northumbria King of Northumbria , the historic petty kingdom of Angles in medieval England , from 759 to 765. He seized power after the murder of Oswulf of Northumbria Oswulf son of Eadberht of Northumbria Eadberht his ancestry and connection to the royal family of Northumbria is unknown. thelwald faced at least one rebellion, led by Oswine, perhaps a brother of Oswulf. In 765 a Witenagemot of Northumbrian notables deposed thelwald and replaced him with Alhred of Northumbria Alhred , a kinsman of his predecessor. After his removal from the throne thelwald became a monk, perhaps involuntarily. thelwald s marriage with one thelthryth is recorded in 762 at Catterick, North Yorkshire Catterick by Symeon of Durham . He is known to have had at least one son, thelred I of Northumbria thelred , who later became king. Origins thelwald is not recorded in the extant genealogies of Northumbrian kings, perhaps because he was not a descendant of Ida of Bernicia Ida and the Bernicia n kings. Whether he was a descendant of the Deira kingdom Deira n dynasty of lle of Deira lle , or simply a member of a powerful noble family, is unknown. ref Kirby, pp. 150&ndash 151 Yorke, p. 89. ref It is likely that he is to be idenfified with the patrician Moll, recorded in the reign of King Eadberht, to whom Eadberht and his brother Ecgbert, Archbishop of York granted the monasteries of Stonegrave , Coxwold , and Donaemuthe, all in modern Yorkshire . These had belonged to Moll s brother, Abbot Forthred. ref Kirby, p. 150. The event is known from a letter of Pope Paul I , obtained by Abbot Forthred, which ordered Eadberht and Ecgberht to return the monasteries to Forthred. The location of Donaemuthe is uncertain. ref Reign On 24 July 759, King Os ... more details
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