Witan

Summary

Witan is a historical legislature^[1]. Witan draws 390 Wikipedia views per month (historical_legislature category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Witan is in the country of Anglo-Saxon England^[3].
• Witan's image is recorded as Witan hexateuch.jpg^[4].
• Witan's instance of is recorded as historical legislature^[5].
• Witan's instance of is recorded as royal council^[6].
• Witan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b030^[7].
• Witan's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[8].
• Witan's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[9].
• Witan's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[10].
• Witan's replaced by is recorded as Magnum Concilium^[11].
• Witan's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/witan^[12].
• Witan's McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID is recorded as W/witenagemot-(or-witan)^[13].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Witan include Wizengamot^[14], an organisation in Harry Potter series^[15], headquartered in Ministry of Magic^[16].

Why It Matters

Witan draws 390 Wikipedia views per month (historical_legislature category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] Witan has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] Witan is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]

Entities named for Witan include Wizengamot^[14], an organisation in Harry Potter series^[15], headquartered in Ministry of Magic^[16].