The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated

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J. Collingwood Bruce. The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated

The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated

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THE. BAYEUX TAPESTRY

PREFACE

THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY

I. THE ROLL

II. THE COMMISSION

III. THE ENTANGLEMENT

IV. THE KNIGHTHOOD

V. THE SUCCESSION

VI. PREPARATIONS

VII. THE LANDING

THE BATTLE

IX. THE SEQUEL

APPENDIX

NOTE A.—Page 4

NOTE B.—Page 5

NOTE C.—Page 25

NOTE D.—Page 87

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J. Collingwood Bruce

Published by Good Press, 2019

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Never, perhaps, was so important a document written in worsted. It is a full and a faithful chronicle of an event on which the modern history of the world has turned. It is referred to as an historical authority by nearly every writer who discusses the period. The way in which the subject is treated, the spirit shown in its design, and the harmony of its colouring, warrant us in pronouncing it to be a monument worthy of its reputed author, and of the event which it is designed to commemorate.

It is, however, a double memorial; it is a record of the love and duty of William’s consort, as well as of the skill and valour of the great hero himself. A loving wife sympathizes with her husband in all his tastes. She takes an enthusiastic interest in his favourite pursuits; and she had “lever far,” to use an expression of Lady Payson’s, that success attended his efforts—that another leaf were added to his laurel crown—“than that she should have a new gown, though it were of scarlet.” Matilda could not bestride the war-horse, and do battle in the field by her husband’s side; but she could commit his exploits to the Tapestry. Surrounded by her ladies, all adroitly using their many-coloured threads, she—

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