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Duke Harold

Seen here riding with his hawk, Harold Godwinson is very definitely an Earl or Duke here, rather than King Harold as he becomes later in the Battle of Hastings story.

Our 1066 Bayeux Tapestry Collection has been conceived to mirror the narrative style of the Tapestry, telling the story of one of the country’s most famous battles through a series of figures and vignettes.

This collection has a colour palette that’s tightly controlled and focuses on medival colours similar to those in the Bayeux Tapestry itself, so comprises Chestnut Brown, Russet, soft Charcoal Grey, Dark Green, Coral and Black.

To mark the arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry on british Shores we have designed a sixth figure for this ongoing series. So a striking Saxon Shield Wall now sits along side our other characters featuring the pivotal events of the Battle of Hastings. Click the links below to see the other figures.

William the Conqueror
Edward The Confessor & Harold Godwinson
Lady Edith/Edith Swan Neck
Bishop Odo, Earl of Kent & Bishop of Bayeux
The Saxon Shield Wall