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Position:Home>History> What is the Bayeux Tapestry?Question: What is the Bayeux Tapestry!? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The Bayeux Tapestry is a tapestry that William the Conqueror ordered to be woven/sewn after he defeated the English king Harold the II in 1066!. It shows scenes of the events leading up to the battle and the battle of Hastings!. As the name suggests, it is stored in a museum in Bayeux, France!. MichaelWww@QuestionHome@Com It is a long colorful piece of cloth, some 20 by 230 feet from the Middle Ages that has pictures woven into it of the Normandy Invasion of 1066 and events leading up to the NI!. It is on display in Bayeux, France!.Www@QuestionHome@Com It's also a very political piece of art, told from the Norman French viewpoint, but still useful to historians!. Remarkable for its size and detail!. Poor King Harold -- shot through the eye with arrow! You can find a kind of contrast/companion account -- in words, rather than tapestry -- in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 1066 -- worth reading!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |