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Revision as of 23:51, 24 September 2002 by Ortolan88 (talk | contribs) (links, mention ancestry of comic strip)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Bayeux tapestry (Tapisserie de Bayeux) is not actually a tapestry (that is, a weaving), but is embroidery. It is currently to be found in a special museum in the town of Bayeux in Normandy. It was made in England, probably in Kent, after the Norman conquest of 1066, and commemorates the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings.
The tapestry is 70 metres long and 0.5 metres wide. It has 58 scenes, which portray in detail the progress of William I of England to the throne. It is sometimes said to have been made by William's queen, Matilda of Flanders, and her ladies, but it was probably made in a workshop on the orders of Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, who was William's half-brother.
The tapestry is a landmark in graphic art and its serial storytelling is considered an ancestor of the comic strip.