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nobody@flickr.com (zak355) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:06:43 -0700

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The Bayeux Tapestry

nobody@flickr.com (noriko.stardust) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:15:14 -0700

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I love the Monty Python-esque blessing hand of god.

The Bayeux Tapestry

nobody@flickr.com (noriko.stardust) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:15:18 -0700

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I had great fun in re-creating this from a sourvenir copy of the tapestry, and learnt a lot about using just four basic colours.

Richard I of England (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199)

nobody@flickr.com (Σταύρος) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:43:54 -0700

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Outside the House of Commons United Kingdom / Abingdon St, Westminster, London SW1P 3

Source: Wikipedia
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Ireland, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period.
He was known as Cœur de Lion, or Richard the Lionheart, even before his accession, because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior. The Muslims (referred to as Saracens at the time) called him Melek-Ric or Malek al-Inkitar (King of England).

Richard I of England (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199)

nobody@flickr.com (Σταύρος) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:44:05 -0700

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"Duke of Normandy II"

nobody@flickr.com (velton) — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:04:37 -0700

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Moored in the basin at Crinan.
DUKE OF NORMANDY II (O.N.183838), ex Duke of Normandy-72, F.K.O.1-1951. 54grt 70.9 x 14.4 x 5.8 ft. m.tug 350bhp (at one time downrated to 295bhp) 4T SBP. Built 1934 - Einswarden, Oldenburg, Germany. Owned in UK by States of Jersey. Sold in 1972 to Scottish owners and in 1975 owned by Arrochar Boathiring Co Ltd, Arrochar.

The Bayeux Tapestry

nobody@flickr.com (noriko.stardust) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:14:47 -0700

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King Harold was supposed to have died from an injury inflicted by an arrow shot into his eye.

The tapestry ends abruptly after this. The last few meters have been lost.

The Bayeux Tapestry

nobody@flickr.com (noriko.stardust) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:15:04 -0700

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The Bayeux Tapestry - Battle of Hastings

nobody@flickr.com (noriko.stardust) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:14:52 -0700

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Normans are on horses, English soldiers on foot.

I find the depiction of horses in the tapestry is very real and beautiful, the needleworkers had very good eye for animals!

The Bayeux Tapestry

nobody@flickr.com (noriko.stardust) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:15:08 -0700

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The Bayeux Tapestry

nobody@flickr.com (noriko.stardust) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:14:57 -0700

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Being French, they must eat good food even in battlefield! The one in the middle with shaven head is Odo, Bishop of Bayeux and the brother of William.

Rollo, Duke of Normandy, Viking

nobody@flickr.com (Cross Duck) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:33:49 -0700

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Modern statue representing Rollo Duke of Normandy (836 - 931). Seen in Rouen, France.
In 885ad Rollo was in a party of Vikings that besieged Isle de Paris. When Parisians asked to by taken to their chieftain, Rollo said 'we are all chieftains'. The legend on this statue seems to say "We will remain masters and lords". The title 'Duke' was probably not actually adopted in Rollo's lifetime.

effigy

nobody@flickr.com (-justk-) — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:25:22 -0700

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William I Longsword, duke of Normandy, cathédrale primatiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen, Normandy, France

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nobody@flickr.com (portmanspad) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:46:20 -0700

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VITAL SPARK

nobody@flickr.com (5055HA) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:49:14 -0700

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Seen at Crinan in August 1996 seemingly left to her own devices after starring in the BBC TV 'Para Handy' series.
Built at Hull in 1944 as VIC72 she was the last working steam powered "Clyde Puffer, though not the only Clyde Puffer still existing.
Vital Spark was later rescued for preservation and is now in the hands of Arctic Penguin Maritime Museum at Inverary, on Loch Fyne.
I believe VIC27 (MAGGIE) is around somewhere too.

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Duke Of Normandy II

nobody@flickr.com (adoptedmariner) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:03:43 -0800

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Moored at Crinan

Duke of Normandy's Tomb, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England

nobody@flickr.com (Striderv) — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:02:26 -0700

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Postcard

Chateau Gaillard

nobody@flickr.com (tombarnes20008) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:11:43 -0700

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Another view of the fortress of Richard the Lionheart at Les Andelys, Normandy

Chateau Gaillard, Les Andelys

nobody@flickr.com (tombarnes20008) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:54:59 -0700

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Begun in 1197 and completed in only one year, the Chateau Gaillard was built by Richard I of England (also known as Coeur de Lion and the Duke of Normandy) as a protective fortress. It was more of a fortress than a residence, though a chapel survived there for a number of years until the site became too attractive as a quarry for later building projects nearby. Even in its ruinous state, the Chateau Gaillard is a commanding presence on the landscape.

Far more lionhearted when viewed LARGE

Bayeux - the main entrance to the Cathedral. And the Tapestry.

nobody@flickr.com (pepandtim) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:18:57 -0700

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A postally unused postcard by R. H. bearing an early image of the main entrance to Bayeux Cathedral. You can also see a crocodile of well-dressed children leaving the Cathedral from a side door.

The Norman-Romanesque Cathedral was consecrated on Friday the 14th. July 1077 in the presence of William, Duke of Normandy. The chapter house was added in the 12th century, and the chapels were built in the 14th century. An octagonal storey, decorated with open-work, was added to the lantern-tower in the 15th century, and finally a stone dome was built in the 18th. century.

The nave is 24 m high and 96m long.

The Cathedral was the original home of the Bayeux tapestry which was first referred to in writing in 1476. The tapestry is 50cm wide by 70 metres long (20 inches by 230 feet), and it explains the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England as well as the events of the invasion itself. It is not a true tapestry, because the design is not woven into the fabric of the cloth - it is in fact an embroidery.

The tapestry is now housed nearby at the Museée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux which is at the Centre Guillaume le Conquérant. A video presentation and series of displays explain how the tapestry was sewn. It still looks fresh and new - it it difficult to believe that it was completed over 900 years ago. Nevertheless, despite its new appearance, at least two of the panels are known to be missing.

There is also a Victorian replica of the tapestry in Reading UK. Each of the embroiderers stitched her name beneath her completed panel.

The tapestry includes an image of Halley's Comet, shown as a firey star. Modern astronomy tells us that the comet would have been visible from the 20th March 1066. On that occasion the comet came to within 0.10 Astronomical Units of the earth (about 15 million kilometres). The next appearance of Halley's Comet will be on the 28th. July 2061. Many of us won't be around to see it, but this beautiful cathedral will still be there.