. The book of the Bayeux tapestry : . king. Nowhere does the Tapestry follow Wace more closely than in theseepisodes, and even if we had no other evidence to guide us this portion ofthe Tapestry alone would be almost sufficient to establish the connectionbetween the poem and the embroidery. Then comes the turning point in the story, as in the series of pictures, andit has been designed to come not quite half way in that series (the 34th out of76 panels). Harold is offered the crown of England : accepts it, and appearsenthroned and in full regalia. To the left you have two messengers holdingthe
. The book of the Bayeux tapestry : . king. Nowhere does the Tapestry follow Wace more closely than in theseepisodes, and even if we had no other evidence to guide us this portion ofthe Tapestry alone would be almost sufficient to establish the connectionbetween the poem and the embroidery. Then comes the turning point in the story, as in the series of pictures, andit has been designed to come not quite half way in that series (the 34th out of76 panels). Harold is offered the crown of England : accepts it, and appearsenthroned and in full regalia. To the left you have two messengers holdingthe typical battle-axe of the Saxon army, and a third messenger pointingtowards the death-bed of Edward3 with his right hand, and with his leftholding forth the crown. Next you have the same symbolism com-pleted with the picture of Harold enthroned as a king. The earlyMiddle Ages were careful to an extreme of their conventions, whichwere centuries old and which linked them with Rome. To distinguishby conventional signs between a king an
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