SCOUT· 63%56m·2026-10-01·HistoryThe Bayeux Tapestry: Britain’s Lost Latin masterpiece
Mary and Charlotte delve into the stitching of the Bayeux Tapestry, a 224-foot long narrative embroidery charting William the Conqueror’s successful invasion of England in 1066. Little is certain about the creation of the textile, but it was likely commissioned by one of the Norman victors, Bishop Odo of Bayeux, who…
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“It was definitely up on the wall in the French museum. I wonder why the British museum decided to lay it out flat, maybe it's safer for the preservation”
“Please, discuss the translation of the Aeneid by Shadi Bartsch”
“I heard that there were quite a few mistakes in the Latin in the Tapestry.”
“I also wonder about the text. It is clear but given the exquisite embroidery of the images why is the text all over the place and squeezed in as if it is an after thought. Could it have been added after the images were completed?”
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