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The Bayeux Tapestry tells only the winner’s story – but the other side can be found in old English texts

The story of the losers is full of meaningful silences and William of Normandy’s terror.

by Catherine Clarke

https://theconversation.com/the-bayeux-tapestry-tells-only-the-winners-story-but-the-other-side-can-be-found-in-old-english-texts-283339?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2022%202026%20-%203777938688&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2022%202026%20-%203777938688+CID_92df80263ee542f0b2508c19d4ddc106&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=The%20Bayeux%20Tapestry%20tells%20only%20the%20winners%20story%20%20but%20the%20other%20side%20can%20be%20found%20in%20old%20English%20texts

Bayeux tapestry at PG:
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May 22 at 8:40amWeb
Show threadTrish E. MatsonMay 22
@gutenberg_org "The Chronicle poem laments William’s “harshness”, his greed and cruelty to his people. Spitting with irony, it reflects on how he loved his royal forests, lavishing care on boars, hares and stags, while his destitute subjects would be blinded for killing a deer."