The tapestry was commissioned by William the Conqueror's half-brother, Bishop Odo of Bayeux, depicting the events surrounding the conquest. It details events leading up to the invasion and shows ...

This tapestry was first recorded in 1476 as part of the inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral, but it was likely commissioned in the 1070s by Bishop Odo, a close relative of William the Conqueror ...

The Bayeux Tapestry is regarded as a historical document because it ... Detail of scene 31: Upon arrival in Hastings, the Normans camp and eat. In a semicircular table, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux (d. 1097) ...

contemporary scholars believe it was commissioned by the king’s half-brother Odo, the Bishop of Bayeux and, later, Earl of Kent. It’s thought that the production of the tapestry, kept at the ...

The creators of this medieval masterpiece have been lost to time, but it’s believed to have been commissioned by Odo, bishop ...

Believed to date to the 11th century and to have been commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux, the artifact is listed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World register. “The Bayeux tapestry is one of the ...

Scholars believe the Bayeux Tapestry dates back to the 11th century and was likely created just a few years after the Battle of Hastings, mostly likely commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux ...