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What the Bayeux tapestry reveals about medieval buildings on both sides of the Channel

For many, the Bayeux Tapestry conjures images of clinker-built ships, prancing horses, the Normans feasting on chicken on the eve of the Battle of Hastings, and the arrow in King Harold's eye that ended centuries of Anglo-Saxon rule.

What the Bayeux tapestry reveals about medieval buildings on both sides of the Channel
Image: Phys.org
For many, the Bayeux Tapestry conjures images of clinker-built ships, prancing horses, the Normans feasting on chicken on the eve of the Battle of Hastings, and the arrow in King Harold's eye that ended centuries of Anglo-Saxon rule.

Originally published at Phys.org

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