. The book of the Bayeux tapestry : . 26 event in the story of what the Norman writers regard as his treason. Notefirst that the scene is Bayeux. That is important, both because it explainswhy this favourite town of Williams should also be the custodian of thedocument before us, and because it again refers us to Wace and the Romande Rou. Wace is the only author, I believe, who puts down Bayeux as thescene of Harolds oath. I will give the words from the Roman de Rou thatthe reader may judge : That he (Harold) would give up to him (William) England when theKing Edward should die, and that he (Ha
. The book of the Bayeux tapestry : . 26 event in the story of what the Norman writers regard as his treason. Notefirst that the scene is Bayeux. That is important, both because it explainswhy this favourite town of Williams should also be the custodian of thedocument before us, and because it again refers us to Wace and the Romande Rou. Wace is the only author, I believe, who puts down Bayeux as thescene of Harolds oath. I will give the words from the Roman de Rou thatthe reader may judge : That he (Harold) would give up to him (William) England when theKing Edward should die, and that he (Harold) should take to wife, if hewilled, a daughter that he (William) had. This, if he would, he should . . summoned a Parliament2 at Bayeux as people say &c. &c. William is clothed in all the ritual garments of his authority, garmentswhich were for the rulers of that day almost hierarchic and priestly; he isseated upon a throne, and everything is done by the artist to bring out the.
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