Bayeux Tapestry with captions in Latin & English

[Druzhina]

 Here are links to images of the
Bayeux Tapestry with captions in Latin & English
In four main sections:
Harold in Normandy
William's Dol Campaign and the Coronation of Harold as King of England
The Norman Invasion of England
The Battle of Hastings
with links to larger images of many scenes.

MIRROR SITE
Bayeux Tapestry with captions in Latin & English
Harold in Normandy
William's Dol Campaign and the Coronation of Harold as King of England
The Norman Invasion of England
The Battle of Hastings

Druzhina
Illustrations of 11th Century Costume & Soldiers

[Techno]

I don't DO Latin. 
Good to see them here though, D.
Cheers - Phil.

[Druzhina]

I don't DO Latin. 
Good to see them here though, D.
Cheers - Phil.

You get Latin because it is on the tapestry, but other versions have French captions (or German). 

Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[Techno]

Sorry 'D'... I HATED Latin at school. 
I'd always be the first to finish any Latin exam, in my year....And end up with around 25%. (I truly couldn't be bothered with it.)
It was a WONDERFUL day when I reached the point when I could get rid of it. 
I did Art instead. 
Cheers - Phil

[Orcs]

Check the bottom Margin just above the caption - 15 Where a cleric and Ælfgyva...

I can just see some saxon maiden getting bored doing all the brown on a horse and embroidering the bloke with his tackle hanging down. 

[DanJ]

Thanks for the link!

The Bayeux Tapestry is awesome, I saw it a couple of years ago and it was the highlight of the holiday, even better than the Tiger Tank at Vimoutiers

The Normans are one of my favourite armies/periods, with things being far more fluid and flexible than the later 'high' middle ages.  Also the Norman achievements were astounding, not only did they carve out Normandy and conquer England but they also aquired half of Italy, all of Sicily, bits of North Aftica and had a crack at the Byzantines.  Then a lot of them went off on the First Crusade.

Definately a case of the wrong people being in the right place at the right time.

[Sandinista]

Not bad for French propaganda 

[DanJ]

Not bad for French propaganda 

I've never considered the Normans as being French, not really, truly, proper French.  The Normans were Vikings on horseback.

[fsn]

.. with barbers.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Wasn't it sown in Sussex?

Great resource D.

[Druzhina]

Wasn't it sown in Sussex?

Great resource D.

This is still a matter of debate.

Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[Sandinista]

I've never considered the Normans as being French, not really, truly, proper French.  The Normans were Vikings on horseback.

That is English propaganda as they are embarassed about getting stiffed by the froggies 

[DanJ]

That is English propaganda as they are embarassed about getting stiffed by the froggies

Not in the slightest  , Rolf the Ganger stepped off his long ship in about 911 to go a-viking in the Seine valley.  Finding there wasn't much left by way of portable loot he made peace with Charles the Simple, King of France , accepted baptism, changed his name to Rolo and settled down to invent a delicious chocolate and caramel sweet and rule the area of France that would become known as Normandy.

A mere 150 years doesn't change a Viking into a Frenchman.... well probably not

[Druzhina]

I have added more detail images so that each scene has one and most of the tapestry is covered.

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Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[FierceKitty]

Wasn't it sown in Sussex?

Great resource D.

Where was it harvested?