European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                History in embroidery by Sydney Rubin associated press very year More than 100,000 people1 visit the museum in the Small Norman town of Bayeux i Ranee to Sec its single splendid object .1 tapestry that team lies the important e of a Promise. The year old   is in accurate colourful chronicle of medieval f Ranee and in enduring work of irl. It is not however ii tapestry. Ii is ,111 embroidery 2 10 feet Long and 20 inches High still heh in eight colors on Oyster coloured Linen cloth in an unknown English workshop about 1080, iwo decades after the events it Desi Ribes. He figures that dance across the fabric Tell in detail the Story of the Conquest of England. But the Story of the Conquest occupies Little More than half its length with the rest devoted to the Promise. The first part tells of the trip to i Ranee by Harold Earl of Wessex and of his imprisonment and Rescue by William the Bastard to whom lie promised loyally and Aid in gaining the English Crown. But when the old English King died Harold look the Crown himself breaking tilt.1 Promise he made before god. It was an offence serious enough to justify the Norman invasion. The stitching tells the Story with the accuracy and detail of a medieval Book. Influential figures of the Day Are depicted standing beside hordes of common soldiers and Farmers in their Fields. On the tapestry Are scenes of workmen preparing ships infantry units cavalry and archers on the offensive at the great Ballor of i listings in 10 v. And the death of King Harold. Visitors to the William Iii conqueror museum enter the exhibit Spac e to the sound of pounding hooves the soundtrack to a slide show introducing the Middle Ages. A Long piece of mounted Burlap  s thai Iii a firm a me jobs Ritam  in i in Lish tin i i i Iii h \ Iii his i. Itin Mil  s i a h ii in i to i hum i i  an Iris illustration no the Battle of Hastings. At right a drawing of William he conqueror. \ finally visitors  the a Lual work in n darkened room. It is softly lit and mounted behind Glass. I ook if those millions of Stilt hcs Mummy says Elf irl from London on a Holiday Wilh her parents it must have taken Hel f Ler parents Pic k her t object in the Tase. Three several minutes before Milr of ,1 Warrior s Prole ear s \ Iii this us 111111 1to do  i to Jarl a Belt t look it the i rent h Matrone s Erie dust in e m us stand Lor Sini the 10 stripes Magazine november 5, 1987