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Lady Edith or Edith Swan Neck £155
Lady Edith – Edith Swan Neck
Edith the Fair or Edith Swan Neck as she is often called, is one of the very few women thought to be depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry or to feature in the 1066 story at all for that matter. Thought to be Harold’s first and common law wife there are many myths and stories around this powerful Anglo Saxon woman.
Our Battle of Hastings Collection has been conceived to mirror the narrative style of the Bayeux Tapestry, telling the story of one of the country’s most famous battles through a series of figures and vignettes. The palette is also tightly controlled and focuses on 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
Duke Harold/Harold Godwinson
Edward The Confessor & Harold Godwinson
Bishop Odo, Earl of Kent & Bishop of Bayeux
The Saxon Shield Wall
