medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: jbugslag <[log in to unmask]>
>> the sound of the annomyous Norman throwning up during the channel
crossing was a very nice touch, and reminded me vividly of a crossing
i made on the night ferry in '70.
>
> Christopher,
> I believe it was King Henry III who had a retainer whose function was to
hold the king's head over the side on channel crossings.
well the second worst thing about my taking of the midnight boat train in the
dead of winter in '70 was the discovery that there was no access to the deck
nor to fresh air via even so much as a porthole.
just me and the lads who had popped over to Boulogne to cop some cheap cases
of that fine Stella Artois beer, rolling to the waves, rolling, rolling,
rolling.
once those guys started going, it was impossible for me to resist.
however, the first worse thing about that voyage was definitely not having the
Dear Queen --or any other member of the House of Windsor-- along to hold my
head.
>> btw, i read a rather convincing account recently which demonstrated
that that particular detail was an 18th or early 19th c. "restoration"
--originally he was just holding a lance when he was downed.
> This might explain the enigma of why Harold is shown getting killed twice.
i don't remember the details.
it was the chapter “The death of Harold and the authority of the present
form of the Bayeux Tapestry,” in Michael Kenneth Lawson, _The battle of
Hastings, 1066_. (Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2003), pp. 255-266.
he did a pretty good job of organizing the historiography of the artefact,
including the bit that i was interested in, “The Bayeux Tapestry according
to the engravings published by Antoine Lancelot in 1729 and 1733” (pp.
271-284).
> What I like about this animated version is that it updates the medium very
usefully for contemporary audiences. In a time without "moving pictures",
audiences would have done the moving, as they progressed past the sequence of
scenes.
i never have been able to reconcile the very small size (vertically) and the
wealth of detail with the idea of it haning on the wall of even a moderately
sized hall (much less around the choir of a cathedral).
>I doubt whether we can ever recover the medieval experience of such
narratives, but such animations "translate" medieval media quite creatively.
i doubt if we can ever recover the middlevil experience of much of anything.
c
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