The Bayeux tapestry elucidated (1856) (14777042001)

Identifier: cu31924030675452 (find matches)
Title: The Bayeux tapestry elucidated
Year: 1856 (1850s)
Authors: Bruce, J. Collingwood (John Collingwood), 1805-1892
Subjects: Bayeux tapestry
Publisher: London : J.R. Smith
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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late VIJ. Aninhabitant of the town, probably Conan himself, (et cunan clavesPOBKEXIT—^And Conan reached out the keys) is seen handing outthe keys upon a lance, and they are received in a similar way byone of the chiefs of the attacking party. Both spears are adornedwith a pennon or banner.^ As we have no account of this siege inthe chronicles, we can only gather its history from the stitchesbefore us. Most likely William was satisfied with the formal sub-mission of Conan, and quietly withdrew his forces. We do not inthe Tapestry observe any of the invading troops entering the town.Before proceeding further, we may notice some of the prominent It is often asserted that the house of Percy derived its name from one of thefamily having slain Malcolm, King of Scotland, by thrusting the spear into his eyewhen he came forward to demand the keys of Alnwick Castle! That historic nameoccurs in the Battle Abbey EoU, and is derived from the cradle of the family, thehamlet of Peroi, in Normandy.
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THE KNIGHTHOOD. 65 features of the castles -which have been presented to our view. All ofthem are buUt upon elevated mounds. This was certainly one of thecharacteristics of an early Norman fortress. Further, we see thatthey were surrounded by a fosse, the section of which, in. theTapestry, is very boldly marked. In the case of Dinan, we havea barricade on the outside of this entrenchment. Besides theseoutworks, the castles consist of an outer fortification, or bailey, andof an iuterior building, or keep. The colouring of these structuresmay be purely fanciful, but I am disposed to think that the ver-tical stripes which we see upon some of them represent timber.The remaias of some castles in Cornwall incontestably prove that,occasionally at least, the outside of the walls was braced with tim-ber.* The walls of Guildford Castle are pierced with holes, whichwe are told were made for the scaffolding, and in order to hastenthe drying of the mortar were left unfilled, and have since re-main