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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.
`No single recent enterprise has done more to enlarge and deepen
our understanding of one of the most critical periods in English
history'. Antiquaries Journal The proceedings of the 1996 Battle
Conference contain the usual wide range of topics, from the late
tenth century to 1200 and from Durham to Southern Italy,
demonstrating once again its importance as the leading forum for
Anglo-Norman studies. Many different aspects of the Anglo-Norman
world are examined, ranging from military technology to the
architecture of Durham Cathedral; there are also in-depth
investigations of individual families and characters, including
William Malet and Abbot Suger.
No single recent enterprise has done more to enlarge and deepen our
understanding of one of the most critical periods in English
history. ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL Anglo-Norman Studies, published
annually and containing the papers presented at the Battle
conference founded by R. Allen Brown, is established as the single
most important publication in the field (as a glance at
bibliographies of the period will confirm), covering not only
matters relating to pre- and post-Conquest England and France, but
also the activities and influences of the Normans on the wider
European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern stage. Among other
subjects, this year's articles look at Norman architecture and its
place in north-west European art; shipping and trade between
England and the Continent; Dudo of St Quentin; and castles and
garrisons.
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