Bayeux Tapestry

A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry showing a medieval dining scene involving
Bishop Odo of Bayeux. Wikimedia Commons CC By 4.0

The Bayeux Tapestry, 770 lbs of propaganda for the ages, was mealtime reading entertainment for the monks dining in St. Augustine’s Abbey in Canterbury, England back in the day if history proves out to be true as the tapestry itself is a wonder to behold without question. :) 

A portion of the Bayeux Tapestry showing King Harold riding to his residence, Bosham.
The full tapestry depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. © The Society of Antiquaries of London

Finding the loo applies :)

A team of archeologists in the United Kingdom believe that they have found the lost residence of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. The home is shown in the 1,000 year-old Bayeux Tapestry and was uncovered through a combination of new surveys and a reinterpretation of evidence from earlier digs. The findings were recently published in The Antiquaries Journal.

“The Norman Conquest saw a new ruling class supplant an English aristocracy that has left little in the way of physical remains, which makes the discovery at Bosham hugely significant,” Oliver Creighton, a study co-author and archeologist at the University of Exeter, said in a statement. “We have found an Anglo-Saxon show-home.”

As for reading the paper ... 

Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting Bishop Odo rallying Duke William's army
during the Battle of Hastings in 1066

Whether it’s the morning paper, the games on the back of a cereal box, or just scrolling through social media, there is something nice about reading with a meal. For the monks living in St. Augustine’s Abbey in Canterbury, England, one of the most famous (and phallic) tapestries in the world may have been their equivalent to the back of the cereal box. New research recently published in the journal Historical Research claims that the 1,000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry may have served as mealtime reading.

What is the Bayeux Tapestry?

At 224 feet long and roughly 770 pounds, the Bayeux Tapestry is a large piece of medieval embroidery. It depicts the events surrounding and leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when William the II of Normandy, France, invaded England. The Bayeux Tapestry culminates in William II’s victory, taking the throne from Harold II. Harold ruled for only nine months before he was killed in the battle and is considered the last Anglo-Saxon king of England.

Read the history as fascinating says it all. To see the tapestry in it's glory, click here. :)

The horse is equipped. :)