“Here a certain clerk and Aelfgyva”
Who Aelfgyva and the cleric perhaps caressing or striking her face were is not known to us. Their stories have been lost to the sands of time but this affecting scene beneath an ornate arch endures.
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A hog from a 19th century portrait, expanded and edited so that it stars in the New York City Thanksgiving parade. It is being carried by a group of Ronald McDonalds (which doesn't make sense, but does make sense because the original image was of a Ronald McDonald float).
Happy Thanksgiving
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Halley’s Comet as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
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The #BayeuxTapestry will be heading off for some restoration work from Sept 1st 2025 for 2 years so it you want to see this amazing 1000 year old piece you need to visit before the end of next August or wait until Oct 2027.
Helpful note - Eco-Gites of Lénault is just 45mins from #Bayeux
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Odo, Bishop of Bayeux
Historians believe Odo commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry and displayed it in his cathedral.
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Edward The Confessor
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Harold, the Anglo-Saxon
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Hello! This is the official account of the Bayeux Tapestry located at the Bayeux Museum in Normandy.
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Michael Smith. Author, printmaker, translator and illustrator of medieval romances. Whimsy, art. Formerly with Unbound. PhD research University of York. Follows the Blackburn Rovers. www.mythicalbritain.co.uk.
Catholic. I hope this bagel will never end
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