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A GUIDE TO THE. BAYEUX TAPESTRY. EDWARD REX. UBI HAROLD DUX ANGLORUM ET SUI MILITES EQUITANT AD BOSHAM. Edward King . Where Harold, Earl of the English, and his retinue ride to Bosham. UBI HAROLD ET WIDO PARABOLANT. UBI NUNTII WILLEMNI DUCIS AD WIDONEM. TUROLD NUNTII WILLELMI.
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A GUIDE TO THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY
EDWARD REX. UBI HAROLD DUX ANGLORUM ET SUI MILITES EQUITANT AD BOSHAM Edward King . Where Harold, Earl of the English, and his retinue ride to Bosham.
UBI HAROLD ET WIDO PARABOLANT. UBI NUNTII WILLEMNI DUCIS AD WIDONEM. TUROLD NUNTII WILLELMI Where Harold and Guy converse. Where Duke William's messengers came to Guy. Turold William's messengers Harold is taken prisoner
HIC WILLELM DUX ET EXERCITUS EJUS VENERUNT AD MONTEM MICHAELIS Here Duke William and his army came to Mont St Michel Harold and William celebrate their new relationship by fighting together against Conan of Brittany, but disaster nearly strikes at Mont. St. Michel
HIC HAROLD DUX REVERSUS EST AD ANGLICAM TERRAM Here Earl Harold returned home to England
HIC WILLEM DUX IN MAGNO NAVIGIO MARE Here William crosses in a large ship over the sea
The Normans build their camp and prepare for battle. EXIERUNT DE HESTENGA AT VENERUNT AD PRELIUM CONTRA HAROLDUM REGEM Left Hastings, and went to do battle with King Harold The Norman army assembles
OSTE NUNTIAT HAROLDUM REGEM DE EXERCITU WILLELMI DUCIS This man informs King Harold about Duke William's army Harold is warned of the advance, and William gives a pep talk to his men
HIC ODO EPISCOPUS BACULUM TENENS CONFORTAT PUEROS. HIC EST WILLELM DUX Here Bishop Odo with a staff in his hand encourages his Squires. Here is Duke William
ET CECIDERUNT QUI ERANT CUM HAROLDO. HIC HAROLD REX INTERFECTUS EST And those who were with Harold fell. Here King Harold was killed Harold is struck in the eye by an arrow and dies
ET FUGA VERTERUNT ANGLIAnd the English fled The Normans are victorious