King Harold II and the Bayeux Tapestry

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King Harold II and the Bayeux Tapestry

edited by Gale R. Owen-Crocker

(Publications of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon studies, 3)

Boydell Press, 2011, c2005

  • : pbk

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Originally published in 2005

"Reprinted in paperback 2011"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

Essays on the brief but tumultuous reign of Harold II, and one of our most important sources of knowledge of the time - the Bayeux Tapestry. Harold II is chiefly remembered today, perhaps unfairly, for the brevity of his reign and his death at the Battle of Hastings. The papers collected here seek to shed new light on the man and his milieu before and after that climax. They explore the long career and the dynastic network behind Harold Godwinesson's accession on the death of King Edward the Confessor in January 1066, looking in particular at the important questions as to whether Harold's kingship was opportunist or long-planned; a usurpation or a legitimate succession in terms of his Anglo-Scandinavian kinships? They also examine the posthumous legends that Harold survived Hastings and lived on as a religious recluse.The essays in the second part of the volume focus on the Bayeux Tapestry, bringing out the small details which would have resonated significantly for contemporary audiences, both Norman and English, to suggest how they judged Harold and the other players in the succession drama of 1066. Other aspects of the Tapestry are also covered: the possible patron and locations the Tapestry was produced for; where and how it was designed; and the various sources - artistic and real - employed by the artist. Contributors: H.E.J. Cowdrey, Nicholas J. Higham, Ian Howard, Gillian Fellows-Jensen, Stephen Matthews, S.L. Keefer, Gale R. Owen-Crocker, Chris Henige, Catherine Karkov, Shirley Ann Brown, C.R. Hart, Michael Lewis. GALE OWEN-CROCKER is Professor of Anglo-Saxon Culture at the University of Manchester.

目次

King Harold II and the Bayeux Tapestry: a Critical Introduction - H E J Cowdrey Harold Godwinesson: the Construction of Kingship - Nicholas J. Higham Harold II: a Throne-Worthy King - Ian Howard The Myth of Harold II's Survival in the Scandinavian Sources - Gillian Fellows-Jensen The Content and Construction of the Vita Haroldi - Stephen Matthews Body Language: a Graphic Commentary by the Horses of the Bayeux Tapestry - S L Keefer Brothers, Rivals and the Geometry of the Bayeux Tapestry - Gale R. Owen-Crocker Putting the Bayeux Tapestry in its Place - Chris Henige Gendering the Battle? Male and Female in the Bayeux Tapestry - Catherine E. Karkov Cognate Imagery: the Bear, Harold and the Bayeux Tapestry - Shirley Ann Brown The Cicero-Aratea and the Bayeux Tapestry - C R Hart The Bayeux Tapestry and Eleventh-Century Material Culture - Michael Lewis

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