UNKNOWN WEAVER, English
(active c. 1080)

The Bayeux Tapestry (detail)

c. 1080
Wool embroidered on a linen background
Musée de la Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde, Bayeux

This detail shows Harold swearing an oath before William that he will help him gain the English crown.




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