When edward died , the witan chose harold as king .

爱德华死后，贤人会议挑选哈罗德为国王.

When edward the confessor died , the witan chose harold , earl of wessex , as king of .

爱德华死后，贤人会议决定推选威塞克斯伯爵哈罗德为英国国王。

When ethebred 's death left no strong saxon successor , the witan chose canute the danish leader , as king in .

埃塞尔雷德死后没有留下有实力的撒克逊继承人，于是贤人会议选择了丹麦首领克努特为国王。

Finally , they created the witan ( council or meeting of the wisemen ) to advise the king , the basis of the privy council which still exists today .

最后，他们还创立了议会（贤人会议），向国王提供建议，这就成为了今天仍存在的枢密院的基础。

It was said that king edward had promised the english throne to william , but the witan chose harold as king .

据说，爱德华国王曾答应把英格兰王位传给诺曼底公爵威廉，但是贤人会议挑选了哈罗德为国王。