The Bayeux Tapestry and the Norman Invasion #[nn]

Synopsis

Harold is captured in Normandy, where William feasts him, gives him arms, and has him swear oaths of fealty. Even so, on Edward's death Harold takes the throne of England. William builds ships and sails with an army to England, where he digs in and ravages the countryside. As Harold's army approaches on foot, William attacks with horse, foot, and archers. There is terrible slaughter on both sides; French and English dead lie heaped together on the battlefield. But at length Harold and his brothers are killed, and the English soldiers flee the field.