The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth — not an actual tapestry, which is instead woven [c.1080] — nearly 70 m long and 50 cm high.
It depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England, concerning William, Duke of Normandy and King Harold II of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings (14 Oct 1066).
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| The entire Bayeux Tapestry is available for online scrolling and viewing, about 1/4 down this webpage Bayeux Tapestry. |
Individual images of some 50 scenes are at Bayeux Tapestry tituli.
Here are 3 selected segments:
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| Edward the Confessor (1042-66 reign) sends Harold (Earl of Wessex) to Normandy |
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| Battle of Hastings (14 October 1066) |
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| King Harold's death (14 October 1066) |
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| The tapestry is now exhibited at Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux Bayeux, Normandy, France |
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Bayeux Cathedral
(Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux) original home of the Bayeux Tapestry and is a national monument of France |
Source: Wikipedia
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