Bayeux “Tapestry” (detail)

This famous “tapestry” is misnamed; it is really an embroidery, 230 feet long and 20 inches wide, created to tell the story of the Norman conquest of England from William’s point of view. In this detail, the Norman archers are lined up along the lower margin, in a band below the armies. In the central band, the English warriors are on foot, while the Norman knights are on horseback. Who seems to be winning? (Musee de la Tapisserie, Bayeaux, France / With special authorization of the City of Bayeux / Giraudon / Bridgeman Images.)