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Illustrations of the

Bayeux Tapestry

3rd quarter

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37 These men carry arms to the ships and here they drag a cart with wine and arms 37a image 38 Here Duke William in a great fleet crossed the sea and came to Pevensey 39 Here the horses leave the ships 40 and here the knights have hurried to Hastings to seize food 41 Here is Wadard 42 Here the meat is being cooked and here the servants have served (it) 43 Here they made breakfast 43a And here the bishop
blesses the food and drink		 44 Bishop Odo, William, Robert 45 He ordered that a motte should be dug at Hastings 45a The camp 46 Here it was announced to
William concerning Harold		 47 Here a house is burned 48 Here the knights have left Hastings 48a and have come to the battle against King Harold 49 Here Duke William asks Vitalis if he has seen Harold's army
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The ships take on their supplies. The horses board, and the ships set sail. The fleet sails under the protection of the Pope's banner and lands at Pevensey. The Normans disembark and ride to Hastings. The cooks prepare food. William and his lords celebrate at a banquet. The Normans build their camp and prepare for battle. The Norman army assembles. The Normans ride out to meet the Anglo-Saxons.

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