Bayeux Tapestry: The Clash of Hastings and the Saxon Shield-Wall — Archival Museum Art Print

The Bayeux Tapestry (c. 1070–1080) — The Clash of Hastings and the Saxon Shield-Wall

Official master museum fine art print published by Trace Museum in resonance with the landmark exhibition at the British Museum.

The titanic collision of October 14, 1066: Norman heavy cavalry charges uphill, crashing directly into the interlocking shield-wall (scyldburh) of King Harold's veteran housecarls.

Curatorial Specifications:

• Cycle: The Bayeux Tapestry (1066 Norman Conquest)
• Scene: The Clash of Hastings and the Saxon Shield-Wall (Le Choc d'Hastings et le Mur de Boucliers Saxon)
• Original Embroidered Inscription (Titulus): CONTRA ANGLORUM EXERCITUM
• Date & Medium: c. 1070–1080 · Embroidered wool on unbleached linen
• Preserving Institution: Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, Normandy
• Scientific Digitisation: CNRS · ENSICAEN · UNICAEN (2017 Conservation Campaign)
• Edition: Trace Museum Art Edition · Universal Public Domain

Print Quality & Materials:

• Museum-grade Enhanced Matte Paper (189 g/m² / 10.3 mil).
• Full-scale native 300 DPI scan reproducing every woolen stitch and linen weave.
• Lightfast archival pigment inks engineered to resist fading for over 100 years.
• Available in exhibition formats (12×18", 20×30", 24×36").