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Having performed research on the Bayeux Tapestry and looking for persons from that period of time that are either featured or omitted from Bayeux I came across the Norwich Tapestry.

Unlike the Bayeux Tapestry that relies heavily on the accounts of William of Poitiers the embroiderers of Norwich use the accounts from The Gesta Herewardi.

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Gesta Herewardi

Rolf H. Bremmer says in his "The Gesta Herewardi: Transforming An Anglo-Saxon Into An Englishman" about the Gesta Herewardi

For this article I shall concentrate on the Gesta Herewardi, because it presents a well-organized, unified narrative. Having been written such a relatively short time after Hereward's death, my central question is: what national, or ethnic sentiments did the author entertain in his description of Hereward? I shall argue that the author in his characterization of Hereward consciously attempted to depict him as a latter-day Anglo-Saxon, but also that eventually he realized that in view of the new disposition such a characterization could not be maintained until the end of his narrative.

The Revolt of the Three Earls

As I was trying to work out why William FitzOsbern did not feature on the Bayeux Tapestry but he was a key figure in William the Conqueror's rise to the throne and the administration of the conquered lands after the Battle of Hastings I came across the Norwich tapetry that depicts William FitzOsbern's son Robert.

Earl Robert along with

Hereward the Wake

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References:

  • A Story in Stitch: The Revolt of the Three Earls - https:// norwichcastle.wordpress.com/ 2023/04/26/a-story-in-stitch-the-revolt-of-the-three-earls/
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  • A Story in Stitch: Hereward the Wake - 🔗 - norwichcastle.wordpress.com
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  • Gesta Herewardi - 🔗 - scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl
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  • Hereward the Wake - 🔗 - Wikipedia
  • Summary of the contents of the Gesta Herewardi - https:// www.tellinghistory.co.uk/sites/default/files/ MnL_S-3.pdf - (main site in a Drupal creation) - People and Texts Relationships In Medieval Literature Studies presented to Erik Kooper The Gesta Herewardi: Transforming An Anglo-Saxon Into An Englishman Rolf H. Bremmer, Jr.

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