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King Harold II and the Bayeux Tapestry (Hardcover, New)
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King Harold II and the Bayeux Tapestry (Hardcover, New)
Series: Pubns Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies
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Essays on the brief but tumultuous reign of Harold II, and one of
our most important sources of knowledge of the time - the Bayeux
Tapestry. Harold II is chiefly remembered today, perhaps unfairly,
for the brevity of his reign and his death at the Battle of
Hastings. The papers collected here seek to shed new light on the
man and his milieu before and after that climax. They explore the
long career and the dynastic network behind Harold Godwinesson's
accession on the death of King Edward the Confessor in January
1066, looking in particular at the important questions as to
whether Harold's kingship was opportunist or long-planned; a
usurpation or a legitimate succession in terms of his
Anglo-Scandinavian kinships? They also examine the posthumous
legends that Harold survived Hastings and lived on as a religious
recluse.The essays in the second part of the volume focus on the
Bayeux Tapestry, bringing out the small details which would have
resonated significantly for contemporary audiences, both Norman and
English, to suggest how they judged Harold and the other players in
the succession drama of 1066. Other aspects of the Tapestry are
also covered: the possible patron and locations the Tapestry was
produced for; where and how it was designed; and the various
sources - artistic and real - employed by the artist. Contributors:
H.E.J. Cowdrey, Nicholas J. Higham, Ian Howard, Gillian
Fellows-Jensen, Stephen Matthews, S.L. Keefer, Gale R.
Owen-Crocker, Chris Henige, Catherine Karkov, Shirley Ann Brown,
C.R. Hart, Michael Lewis. GALE OWEN-CROCKER is Professor of
Anglo-Saxon Culture at the University of Manchester.
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