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Children will finish a 1,000-year-old "comic book"
Why are we talking about this???
Because it's wonderful that something created many centuries ago gives children today the opportunity to create, use their imagination, and create art with their own hands.
Because it's wonderful that something created many centuries ago gives children today the opportunity to create, use their imagination, and create art with their own hands.
The Bayeux Tapestry, made hundreds of years ago, is a full 70 meters long. In 58 scenes, it tells the story of a fateful event in European history. It is about the Norman invasion of England in 1066. At that time, both the Norwegian king and the Duke of Normandy in northern France had claims to the English throne. The Norwegian attacked from the north, but the English King Harold Godwinson managed to defeat the Vikings. Immediately after that, however, the Normans attacked from the south and won the famous Battle of Hastings, and Harold was killed. Then the Norman Duke William was nicknamed the Conqueror and became King of England. It is these events that are depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry.
It is believed to have been sewn shortly after the conquest of England. This means it is almost 1,000 years old! Historians believe that it was made in England itself. According to legend, it was sewn by Queen Matilda, the wife of William the Conqueror. However, this is unlikely. However, one thing is certain - somehow the huge tapestry ended up in France. For centuries it was kept in the cathedral of Bayeux in Normandy. Today it is extremely well preserved, although it has survived more than one war and other horrors. It is even said that during the French Revolution it was almost torn to pieces so that the revolutionaries could cover their carts with the pieces. Imagine what a terrible loss that would be!
The tapestry is very beautiful. It contains 626 human figures, 37 buildings (including the famous Mont Saint-Michel Abbey), 41 ships, 202 horses and what not. It also includes extremely exciting things such as a picture of Halley's Comet, which appeared in the sky in the fateful year 1066. The tapestry provides invaluable information about life 1000 years ago, about the clothes, military equipment and even the food of the people of that time. Each of the 58 scenes has a title in Latin. But there is one problem - the embroidered story ends with the death of Harold Godwinson. According to historians, however, this is not the real ending. The tapestry probably had several more scenes that have been lost over the centuries. Perhaps the ending was with the coronation of William the Conqueror. And this is where the children get involved!
On the occasion of the return of the Bayeux Tapestry to England for the first time in almost a millennium, children aged between 7 and 11 are invited to complete the story in it. After all, this tapestry can be seen as one of the oldest comics in the world! After all, it is exactly that – a story in pictures. The children will invent an ending to the story. And not only that! They will also create the design itself, along with all the images. With the help of specialists, they will even sew and embroider their ideas. So they will make a very real continuation of the Bayeux Tapestry! Sounds very fun, right?
Of course, there will be a special prize for the best. They will be able to visit the British Museum in London and see the real tapestry with their own eyes. Maybe that doesn't seem like a big enough reward for all that hard work? But it's actually worth it. Within minutes of it being announced that the Bayeux Tapestry would be on display in England, tickets to the museum sold out months in advance. And the tapestry will only stay there until next summer before it is returned to Bayeux. So for most English children, the competition will be the only way to see it in person. Quite a clever way to have fun, create, learn interesting things, and finally get a prize for it, right?
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