The Bayeux Tapestry (c. 1077 or after)
The forgotten women who, a millennium ago, embroidered the 70m of
cloth on which the Bayeux Tapestry chronicles the events that led to
the Norman Conquest, were not just exquisite seamstresses, they
were exceptional storytellers. The arrow that pierces the eye of King
Harold in a climactic scene near the end of the visual epic is a meta-
narrative device that doubles as the very needle with which the
history has been intricately woven. By grabbing the arrow, the
wounded Harold blurs his own identity into those of both the artist and
the observer, whose own eye has been pulled forward, scene by
scene. With a single stitch, our eye, Harold’s, and that of the
seamstress’s needle collapse into one.
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190103-eight-odd-details-
hidden-in-masterpieces
„Game of Thrones“ in echt: Die Normannen besiegen die
Angelsachsen und erreichen damit die Herrschaft über die britischen
Inseln. Der detailreiche Teppich von Bayeux stellt die Schlacht von
Hastings im Jahr 1066 dar.
Teppich von Bayeux - info