Harold told of the Comet. News of Halley's Comet is brought to Harold Godwinson (c1022-1066). The comet can be seen in the top left of this detail from the Bayeux Tapestry. People considered the comet an evil omen. The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth measuring approx 70 metres (230 ft) long and 50 centimetres (20 in) tall. It depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings.

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