Bayeux Tapestry
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The Bayeux Tapestry is an 11th-century embroidered cloth that visually narrates the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bayeux Tapestry canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T824957 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bayeux Tapestry Context triple: [Battle of Hastings, commemoratedBy, Bayeux Tapestry]
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A.
Lindisfarne Gospels
The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript of the four Christian Gospels, renowned as a masterpiece of early medieval Insular art produced in Northumbria around the early 8th century.
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B.
Marlborough Tapestries
The Marlborough Tapestries are a celebrated series of large-scale woven works depicting the military campaigns of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, displayed as a key historical and decorative feature at Blenheim Palace.
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C.
Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin is a centuries-old linen cloth bearing the faint image of a crucified man that many believe to be Jesus of Nazareth, making it one of the most studied and controversial religious relics in the world.
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D.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.
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E.
Tapestry
Tapestry is Carole King’s landmark 1971 singer-songwriter album, widely acclaimed for its intimate songwriting and enduring influence on pop and soft rock music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bayeux Tapestry Target entity description: The Bayeux Tapestry is an 11th-century embroidered cloth that visually narrates the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
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A.
Lindisfarne Gospels
The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript of the four Christian Gospels, renowned as a masterpiece of early medieval Insular art produced in Northumbria around the early 8th century.
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B.
Marlborough Tapestries
The Marlborough Tapestries are a celebrated series of large-scale woven works depicting the military campaigns of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, displayed as a key historical and decorative feature at Blenheim Palace.
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C.
Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin is a centuries-old linen cloth bearing the faint image of a crucified man that many believe to be Jesus of Nazareth, making it one of the most studied and controversial religious relics in the world.
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D.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.
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E.
Tapestry
Tapestry is Carole King’s landmark 1971 singer-songwriter album, widely acclaimed for its intimate songwriting and enduring influence on pop and soft rock music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romanesque artwork
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embroidered hanging ⓘ historical narrative artwork ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canterbury, England (probable workshop)
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linked to:
Canterbury, Kent, England
Odo of Bayeux ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Odo of Bayeux (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| condition | incomplete at both ends (probable missing sections) ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| createdIn |
Normandy (region of origin context)
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linked to:
Normandy (administrative region)
|
| currentLocation |
Bayeux Museum
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Bayeux, Normandy, France ⓘ
linked to:
Bayeux
|
| date |
11th century
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circa 1070 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Anglo-Saxon infantry
ⓘ
Battle of Hastings ⓘ Halley’s Comet of 1066 ⓘ Harold Godwinson ⓘ Norman cavalry ⓘ Norman conquest of England ⓘ
linked to:
Norman Conquest of England
Norman fleet crossing the English Channel ⓘ William the Conqueror ⓘ events leading up to the Battle of Hastings ⓘ |
| genre |
narrative embroidery
ⓘ
visual chronicle ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lower border
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main central narrative frieze ⓘ marginal scenes with animals and fables ⓘ upper border ⓘ |
| height |
about 20 inches
ⓘ
about 50 centimetres ⓘ |
| influenced |
later depictions of the Norman Conquest
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modern comic-strip and sequential art narrative conventions (comparative) ⓘ |
| inscription | Tapestry registered in UNESCO Memory of the World in 2007 ⓘ |
| language | Latin inscriptions ⓘ |
| length |
about 230 feet
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about 70 metres ⓘ |
| material |
linen
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wool embroidery thread ⓘ |
| narrativeTime | events of 1064–1066 ⓘ |
| significance |
major source for 11th-century arms and armour
ⓘ
major source for 11th-century ships and warfare ⓘ primary visual source for the Battle of Hastings ⓘ |
| style | Romanesque ⓘ |
| subject |
1066 Norman invasion of England
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Anglo-Norman history ⓘ |
| technique |
embroidery
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laid-and-couched work ⓘ stem stitch ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus |
Memory of the World Register
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linked to:
Memory of the World International Register
|
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Subject: Bayeux Tapestry Description of subject: The Bayeux Tapestry is an 11th-century embroidered cloth that visually narrates the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Odo of Bayeux (traditional attribution)
subject linked to:
Odo of Bayeux (traditional attribution)