Highlands Ranch High School - Mr. Sedivy
THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY VI
| ATTENDANTS HAVE SERVED IT |
THEY HAVE PREPARED A MEAL. BISHOP BLESSES THE FOOD AND DRINK |
Fowl sizzling on spits, pork boiling in a pot, the aroma of fresh bread baked in an outdoor oven:
William and his followers eat well on English viands. A cook passes the food to indoor servants who array it on shields
and serve their masters. Bishop Odo of Bayeux, half-brother to the Conqueror, says grace.
| BISHOP ODO, WILLIAM, ROBERT |
THIS MAN HAS ORDERED A DITCH DUG AND CASTLE AT HASTINGS |
A servant stands by to refill wine bowls. After the meal, the Norman lord holds a council of war with Odo and another
half-brother, Robert of Mortain. A soldier, holding a spear, orders fortifications built at Hastings. First rule of Norman occupation:
build a castle to defend the territory. Workmen shovel dirt and stones for a mound to support the wooden keep;
| HERE WILLIAM HAS HAD NEWS OF HAROLD | HERE A HOUSE IS BURNED |
Another workman digs a ditch, or moat. A seated William hears a messenger tell of Harold hastening southward.
William orders homes burned, knowing Harold's compassion for the people.
| HERE THE SOLDIERS HAVE GONE OUT FROM HASTINGS |
With the news that the Anglo-Saxons draw near, the duke dons full battle armor; a squire brings his Spanish charger -
a present from King Alfonso of Aragon. An anxious night gives way to a chill dawn as the army moves out.
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AND COME TO BATTLE AGAINST KING HAROLD |
Uttering prayers for victory, veteran Norman knights mount their sturdy war horses
and ride to destiny at sunrise on an immortal day: October 14, 1066. Leading his army with mace in hand,
William meets the knight Vital, who brings news of the enemy's position.
| HERE DUKE WILLIAM ASKS VITAL WHETHER HE HAD SEEN HAROLD'S ARMY |
The English - also about 7,000 strong - occupy the hill of Senlacnear Hastings.
From Telham Hill, hardened Norman knights blanch at the sight across the valley: thousands of spear points bristle
behind a phalanx of wooden shields. The Normans thread marshy land and climb a brambly slope.
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