Essary Summary : The Bayeux Tapestry Embroidery

On the 14th of October 1066, Duke William of Normandy defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings. His win could be summed up by the fact that William was a better leader. Other factors that contributed to William’s victory include: William was better prepared, the English army was severely weakened as Harold had just fought off an invasion in the North of England, and Harold made a fatal mistake of prematurely entering the Battle of Hastings.

Harold went north to meet the invaders at Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire, where he won a victory over the Viking army. The winds William had been waiting for turned favorable and he set sail with his massive army. News of his landing at Pevensey was told to Harold, who responded by hurrying south to meet him, giving his exhausted army no rest. If Harold had rested and reorganized his army, the outcome of the battle and English history could have been very different.

In order for Alfred to keep peace and defeat the Danes, he had to win many major battles. On Easter Sunday 878, when King Alfred withdrew into the Isle of Athelney, there was every likelihood that before the end of the year Wessex would have been divided out among the members of the Danish army. King Alfred made sure that Wessex would escape that fate. Although Alfred did lose a major battle against the Danes only four years ago, he overcame them in 878 when he won the Battle of Edington. Alfred showed strong resistance by constantly engaging Danish raiding parties from his base in Athelney. After nearly seven weeks of strong battles, Alfred was able to begin defeating the Danes (Stenton 253). Along with Alfred's idea of coercing a recalcitrant peasantry, he had other ways of defeating the Danes as well. Alfred began building warships in order to develop a navy. The ships in which Alfred built were twice as long as those which they were intended to meet (Stenton 253). These

William the conqueror in the battle of hastings. September 27 is when things started going William’s way, the wind shifted and started moving them right into England. Directly after reaching shore William decided to make his move and as stated in the document "William I." “William rallied the fleeing horsemen, however, and they turned and slaughtered the foot soldiers chasing them. On two subsequent occasions, William’s horsemen feigned retreat, which fooled Harold’s soldiers, who were then killed by their opponents. Harold’s brothers were also killed early in the battle. Toward nightfall the king himself fell, struck in the eye by an arrow according to Norman accounts, and the English gave up.” (par.1) this quote shows that William knew what he was doing and did the right thing and also that he wasn’t scared. William was about to become a ruler of another country.

One reason why William won the Battle of Hastings was because of his preparation and readiness for the battle. His army were provided with cavalry that were trained to kick, bite and head-butt. This is shown in the Bayeux Tapestry and source 3 where there are soldiers seen fighting on horses. I know that William’s half-brother organised the creation of the tapestry so the information on it is likely to be accurate. This meant William won the Battle of Hastings because he had an extra weapon that the English didn’t have therefore could surprise them, attack and leave more damage.

I write this letter to the people of France, my countrymen and family. I, William, Duke of Normandy am on the verge of solidifying our great nation with land that was rightfully entitled to me. After breaking an oath of allegiance, Harold of Wessex shall pay the ultimate price for his treasonous act of claiming a crown not meant for him. Now as we prepare to wage battle, with the backing of the Pope and all the Holy powers blessed upon me, I shall be victorious.

I hopeful this letter finds you glowing and not extremely tired as you drive the highways and byways throughout this paradise called America. Realizing your employment enhances the quality of the family causes me to spark at the idea of your name. Time and time again, I remind myself how fortunate I am as you surround me with your love and affection. Deceitfulness could creep in, should I deny that I look forward to the conclusion of your project and your safe return home. The children and I miss you.

The Battle of Sluys was a naval battle in which the English fought against the Norman mercenaries for the French. They “raged furiously from early morning until afternoon” the deciding blow was when the English recaptured the mighty ship Christopher which had been captured by the Normans a year earlier. Froissart explains that, “this capture took place in the midst of tremendous clamour and shouting, at which more English came to the scene and immediately re-manned her with a force made up entirely of archers…”(Book I:Battle of Sluys, p.64)

Duke William of Normandy won the battle because he was well prepared, had enough to time to organize, rest, had good weapons and had a well trained army including archers, infantry and Calvary. In total, William had approximately 7500 men ready to battle whereas King Harold unfortunately had only 4500 voluntary village people who volunteered to battle and only five hundred professionally trained soldiers. They prepared carefully for the battle. The Normans had knights on horseback (Calvary) who were skilful fighters. William also was skilful and ambitious, and he was determined to be King of England. In the Bayeux Tapestry, it shows William’s army preparing for battle, embarking huge ships filled with wood and supplies such as wine, weapons, and horses. There are also pictures of the knights in full battle armour riding out to war. William’s men also had better armour and weapons, for example: the cavalry were all equipped with mail hauberk, there is some evidence that archers used crossbows in addition to bows and arrows, some battle maces were also used along with spears and swords, round shields and kite shaped shields. This meant that the Normans were more protected from the English, than the English were

The scene is Battle, a field just outside of the city of Hastings, a raging clash between William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson had begun and England’s future would depend on the victor. After endless fighting William ended up victorious, but why? The battle of Hastings was fought on 14th October 1066 on Senlac hill and the conflict started when King Edward died and left no heir to inherit the crown, which left 3 men who were all claiming to be the next King of England. The main points being discussed will be talking about why William won the battle of Hastings, how he was more lucky and had the advantage over Harold in the battle of Hastings and how William was more skilful and better prepared than Harold in the battle of Hastings. While William was very skilful at Hastings Research shows that he was rather lucky.

The Bayeux Tapestry is 230 feet (70 meters) long and 20 inches (50 cm) wide. The Bayeux Tapestry depicts the story of the Norman conquest of England in the year of 1066 C.E. The story shows that on the year 1066 C.E. a struggle for the throne of England between William the Duke of Normandy and Harold the Earl of Wessex which ultimate leads to the invasion of the Normans and the ascension of the first Norman King of England The Bayeux Tapestry is displayed in Bayeux, in Normandy France. Due to the fact that the tapestry was made within a generation of the defeat of the Anglo-Saxons by the Normans, it is considered to be an accurate representation of events. Not much is known about the origins of the Tapestry. The Bayeux Tapestry consists of

Another good example of Romanesque art is the Bayeux Tapestry, an embroiled cloth with 230 feet long and 20 inches tall. The art represent the events of Norman Conquest of England concerning William, the Duke of Normandy and Harold, the king of England. The segment of the Bayeux Tapestry illustrated Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, rallying Duke William's soldiers during the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The figures and decoration are embroidered, on a background left plain, which shows the subject very clearly and was necessary to cover large areas (Getlein, 2016, p. 387). Bayeux tapestry was made by nuns who embroidered scenes from the Norman invasion and the Battle of Hastings on eight linen panels which were then sewn together. They also used colored

Queen Elizabeth’s reign had a very large impact on the blossom of arts and crafts in late 1500’s and early 1600’s of England. She had a great passion for arts, crafts, and literature. This inspired several artists, play writes, author, and architects to move their practice to the England. Some authors include William Shakespeare, Francis Bacon, and Thomas Wyatt. Architects include John Brayne, also included famous artist Nicholas Hilliard. The collection of arts in England mad this country very popular.

English embroidery became popular in the middle ages. The embroidered tapestries were used to record history and continued to be an important part of the nobility of the wardrobe. In 16th and 17th centuries, design became more subtle and focused more on pictures and stories of morality. English embroidery reflected the natural, industrial, and pastoral themes found in their cultural.

The conflict was in the end resolved at the battle of Hastings in 1066. As Harald Goodwinson’s army first faced Harald Hardrada’s Viking attack in September of 1066 in the battle of Stamford Bridge. Harald Goodwinson’s army managed to defeat the Vikings in an exhausting battle, however, only three days later William’s army reached Hastings and Goodwinson and his army had to rush to the sight to face their new foe. Goodwinson’s army was indeed reduced and tired after the trials at Stamford Bridge, nevertheless, what followed was the longest battle in the history of medieval Britain (Kramer.33), and the result was a new king of England, the Duke of Normandy, King William the Conqueror.