Worksheet The Bayeux Tapestry
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Worksheet for
The Bayeux Tapestry: The Thread of History
by Anne Prah Perochon
And
Unfolding the Bayeux Tapestry
by Jason Urbanus
Your Name: Daniel Meiron
Date: 04/28/2022
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1.
According to the article
The Bayeux Tapestry
, “With a cast of thousands, the tapestry re-
creates the mood and atmosphere of the times like an epic movie. It is a narrative of ….”
What is it a narrative of ?
An oath taken and broken, of sudden betrayal, carefully planned retribution and violent
death
2.
When was the tapestry made?
1066
3.
What is the content
(see A Humanities Primer) of the Bayeux Tapestry?
The battlefield at Hastings on October 14, 1066
4.
What is the medium
(see A Humanities Primer) of the Bayeux Tapestry?
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Embroidered linen, 77 feet long and 20 inches wide
5.
What is the historical context
(see A Humanities Primer) of the Bayeux Tapestry?
a.
Holds information about the social and economic life of the period
b.
Piece of historical propaganda intended to white-wash William the Conqueror
c.
Re-creates the mood and atmosphere of the time
6.
According to the article
The Bayeux Tapestry
, “The Bayeux Tapestry also documents one
of the most important developments of the Middle Ages: the building boom of abbeys and
churches all over England and Normandy.”
Which Abbey is portrayed in the photograph of the
scene of Edward the Confessor’s funeral?
Westminster Abbey
7.
According to the article
The Bayeux Tapestry,
how do the makers allow the audience to
distinguish English soldiers from Normans?
English wear mustaches and close-cropped hair, while the Normans have their head shaved
8.
How does the author of
The Bayeux Tapestry
describe the “Blue Horse scene”
(Note to
help you understand this look at the jpeg loaded into the assignment page)?
“The power of the embroidery in these scenes astonishes modern viewers”
9.
Looking at the photograph of the scenes in the two articles, are there any words on the
Bayeux tapestry?
If so, what language
Latin
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10.
Look at the scene at the top the second article,
Unfolding the Bayeux Tapestry
.
What are
four colors of thread you can see?
Black, red, yellow, green, blue
11.
According to the author of
Unfolding the Bayeux Tapestry,
Norton claims, “The tapestry
would have fit perfectly if exhibited along the three sides of the nave, with each neatly
containing one
of the three narrative sections:”
What are the three narrative sections?
The political background to the invasion of England along the south, the preparation for
war on the west, and the Battle of Hastings along the north
12. According to the author of
Unfolding the Bayeux Tapestry,
Norton claims which pivotal
moment of the tapestry would have hung over the main entrance to the Bayeux Cathedral?
William’s embarkation from France
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