Howarth and the witan are an interesting connection. My personal opinion is Howarth wished he had lived during that time. I think that the witan was likened to today's house of Lords in England. They are not elected officials but they are titled thru hereditary decent. The witan was the royal advisor for the king. They also ruled over there own little provinces and were required to advise the king and help protect their own interests at the same time.

The largest problem was the coastline of England was very dangerous. There were no safe harbor for the large ships to land in and disembark. The weather was another factor in the strategy. The winds have normally flowed a certain way and in order for the ships to get to England there had to be a certain wind to push the ships to there intended landing. This wind they needed was not a everyday breeze but something that they PRAYED for.

Did the Normans have the same type of government? I do not think there was the same the different provinces were continually warring against each other and they were not as unified as the English were to their ki

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