Bayeux Tapestry: Detail from Battle of Hastings

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Illustration

Patrick Tinkham
by Unknown Artist
published on 11 May 2018

This detail from Bayeux Tapestry depicts Bishop Odo of Bayeux, half-brother of William the Conqueror, rallying the troops at the Battle of Hastings. The tapestry is believed to date to the eleventh century CE. As can be seen, the artifact isn't a tapestry, strictly speaking, but a work of embroidery. (Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux, France)

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Artist, U. (2018, May 11). Bayeux Tapestry: Detail from Battle of Hastings. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8652/bayeux-tapestry-detail-from-battle-of-hastings/

Chicago Style

Artist, Unknown. "Bayeux Tapestry: Detail from Battle of Hastings." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 11, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8652/bayeux-tapestry-detail-from-battle-of-hastings/.

MLA Style

Artist, Unknown. "Bayeux Tapestry: Detail from Battle of Hastings." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 May 2018. Web. 23 Mar 2023.

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