I have-been hearing about the Bayeux tapestry since childhood, It Seems. Why it Seemed to crop up in all my history and art history classes at least through college, I am not sure there purpose it WAS. It caught my imagination too-a record of a crucial historical event in pictures, not written.
Such things turn out Often To Be less than we hope in the real but not this time. This is a great thing, well and well Displayed Explained. Furthermore, it is in a lovely French City That HAS great walking paths, Many flowers on buildings gothic cathedral and really good food.
Turns out That I-have forgotten much of whatever I Knew and Some of That was wrong anyway. Oh well ...
The tapestry is Actually embroidery year, not a tapestry made with only 10 colors of wool thread. I think it holds together artistically through all of ict 230 feet and this May Be why-unity of color and unity of style THROUGHOUT. It is stunning. The blues are a bit greenish and the reds are a bit Toward the orange-my favorite color mix. faded The colors have-nots, we are Told.
This is a war story with great scenes of getting ready for war, building ships, rounding up the horses, fixing the armor. Believes William he is the rightful king of England and since he won the war, That turns out to Be True. The victors write history. tapestry The war is about the goal aussi Significantly justified the war.
pledging fealty We see Harold to William goal turning back on His promise-Who Would not Be forced to invade and put things to right in the face of Such perfidy.
There are pictures of Harold and William as friends fighting Against the wily Britons and feasting After victory. Harold goes home and kingship Takes up the after the last Anglo-Saxon king, Edward, died with no children. Harold, it turns out, is a Dane . too William, is a Dane as a descendant of the Norsemen (Normans) Who Moved Into France A Few hundred years before. The museum shows Each of Their lines of descent with Dane Reviews another aussi Who made a brief try for kingship goal WAS Defeated by Earlier Harold. To me it is ambiguous as to Who Has The Greater claim.
actual historical evidence for The Edward's wishes is ambiguous too. The tapestry is much more clear and simple-Appointed William Edward, Harold Swore fealty to William. No. confusion there- William Needs to get over the channel and take on His Responsibilities.
So he Gathered His boats, His horses, His allies (French and Breton) and Sailed off. He got to the wrong harbor aim managed to Consolidate His hold Before Harold Reached to _him_ fight at Hastings.
I love the horses and boats. They are stunning. Viking style The boats are boats with dragon heads and square sails.
The horses are big chargers beautifully drawn-you really see the movement As They step out of the boats on to land in what is England now.
The embroiderers Farming only 4 different stitches further Top-Adding to the clarity and consistency of the composition. A flat stitch All which filled in broad Areas colors all the horses horsy herds of dark colors-red to brown to pale to golden horses on boats going Into Battle . The boats are of similar colors goal with much red, yellow and green. The boats are striped and There Were a lot of them-to my delight. HAS The museum boat for comparison All which They commissioned from a boat-yard in Norway showing a style of boat Farming Until Recently'm his country in the islands.
boat That About did not-have a dragon head goal Otherwise Looked like the ones in the tapestry is a beautiful and sleek craft.
Another lovely thing about the tapestry Is That ict museum is steps away from the Place du Quebec with a fine restaurant serving gallettes Breton pancakes made of buckwheat-. Here and at Mont Saint Michel, just a bit further Top west, is evidence of the origins of ; many of the French Who Moved to Canada. Apparently Many Were from here and further Top west in Brittany. gallettes I do not recall from Montreal goal shoulds They add 'em Into the kitchen they are great.
I Spent Reviews some of my other time at the museum about the WWII Normandy invasion aussi All which Took Place'm his area. beens I have long fascinated at the Organizational massive feat of That invasion. Ships and horses-many this time too. One story is of the German reinforcements having trouble Because Their train load of horses Were let out by the French resistance. They Spent hours or days rounding them up Giving the allies more time to Consolidate Their hold on the landing sites. Seeing WWII side-by-side with Bayeux tapestry of the description Reviews another complex war efforts WAS too much war for me. It was a terrain to decompress in the high-gothic cathedral listening to beautifully-sung plainsong.
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