The Battle of Hastings and the circumstances preceding up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 are depicted on the almost 70-meter-long and 50-centimeter-tall Bayeux Tapestry. William, Duke of Normandy, who challenged Harold II, King of England, led to the Battle of Hastings. The Tapestry is thought to date from the 11th Century and believed to have been created within few years of the event. Although it relates the tale from the perspective of the invading Normans, it is now generally acknowledged to have been produced in England. The fabric is made up of 58 sceneries that were stitched onto linen using coloured woollen yarns, several of which had Latin tituli. It is highly plausible that Bishop Odo, the maternal half-brother of William, had it produced in England in the 1070s rather than Bayeux. During its annual presentation in Bayeux Cathedral in 1729, the hanging was rediscovered by scholars. The tapestry is currently on display in the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux in Bayeux, in Normandy region of France. The Bayeux Tapestry does not fit into more restrictive criteria of a tapestry since the designs are embroidered rather than woven into the fabric. However, until recently, it was always referred to as a tapestry. It could be considered a unique piece of secular Romanesque art. The Bayeux Tapestry measures an unusually big area. It was required to cover a lot of ground, thus just the figures and embellishments are embroidered, leaving the background simple. [Information and Image Credit: Bayeux_Tapestry, Wikipedia] [Image: During the Battle of Hastings in 1066, a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry shows Bishop Odo urging on the forces of Duke William ] [The work (Image) is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the life of author plus 70 years or fewer. The work (Image) is in the public domain in the United States as well (Please Relate to Individual Image URLs for More Usage Property)][Original Source Image URL :
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