The Bayeux Tapestry: A Comprehensive Survey

Abbey Ælfgyva Anglo-Saxon appears archers armed armour army artist bands battle battle of Hastings Bayeux hanging Bayeux Tapestry Beaurain Bishop Odo Bosham Bourgueil British Museum building carried castle Cathedral centre church colour plate Conan contemporary Count Guy crown decorative depicted designer Dinan dragon Duke William earl Edward the Confessor eleventh century embroidered embroidery England English Englishman enlarged detail evidence fables figure gonfanon hall Hastings hauberk head helmet horsemen horses illustrations inscription Jumièges King Edward King Harold knights laid and couched lances later linen London lower border mace manuscripts Medieval Mont Saint-Michel Montfaucon motte narrative narrow nave Normandy Odo of Bayeux palace Paris probably relics Romanesque Rouen scene seen shields ships shown shows Spangenhelme Stigand story survived sword Tapisserie tower tunic upper border venit Viking wearing Westminster WILLELM William of Jumièges William of Poitiers wool