Not a loom in sight! 3. The bishop who likely commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry gave himself a starring role The tapestry may have been made by nuns, but most medieval works of art were ...

The Bayeux Tapestry is regarded as a historical document because it ... In a semicircular table, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux (d. 1097) and William’s half-brother, blesses the meal. Scene 38: The Latin text ...

According to Reading Museum, which houses a replica of the tapestry, it was "probably commissioned" in the 1070s by the half-brother of William the Conqueror - the Bishop Odo of Bayeux.

According to Reading Museum, which houses a replica of the tapestry, it was "probably commissioned" in the 1070s by the half-brother of William the Conqueror - Bishop Odo of Bayeux. Some say it ...

You might ask why on earth would you make a stop to see a tapestry when Camembert cheese, hard cider and the rolling Normandy hills are beckoning? Well, because the Bayeux Tapestry, an ...

A tapestry is woven on the loom ... abd commissioned and paid for by William’s half-brother, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux. In the main central band, there are depicted over 600 men, 200 horses ...