| Scene |
Text |
Translation
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| 1 |
EDWARD[US] REX |
Edward the Confessor
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| 1-3 |
UBI HAROLD DUX ANGLORUM ET SUI MILITES EQUITANT AD BOSHAM ECCLESIA[M] |
Where Harold, a leader of the English, and his knights ride to Bosham Church
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| 4 |
HIC HAROLD MARE NAVIGAVIT |
Here Harold sailed by sea
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| 5 |
ET VELIS VENTO PLENIS VENIT IN TERRA WIDONIS COMITIS |
and with sails filled with wind came to the land of Count Wido
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| 6 |
HAROLD |
Harold
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| 7 |
HIC APPREHENDIT WIDO HAROLDU[M] |
Here Wido seized Harold
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| 8 |
ET DUXIT EUM AD BELREM ET IBI EUM TENUIT |
and led him to Beaurain and held him there
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| 9 |
UBI HAROLD ⁊ WIDO PARABOLANT |
Where Harold and Wido confer
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| 10 |
UBI NUNTII WILLELMI DUCIS VENERUNT AD WIDONE[M] |
Where the messengers of Duke William came to Wido
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| TUROLD |
Turold
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| 11 |
NUNTII WILLELMI |
The messengers of William
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| 12 |
† HIC VENIT NUNTIUS AD WILGELMUM DUCEM |
Here the messenger comes to Duke William
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| 13 |
HIC WIDO ADDUXIT HAROLDUM AD WILGELMUM NORMANNORUM DUCEM |
Here Wido led Harold to William Duke of the Normans
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| 14 |
HIC DUX WILGELM[US] CUM HAROLDO VENIT AD PALATIU[M] SUU[M] |
Here Duke William comes with Harold to his palace
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| 15 |
UBI UNUS CLERICUS ET ÆLFGYVA |
Where a cleric and Ælfgyva ...
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| 16 |
HIC WILLEM[US] DUX ET EXERCITUS EIUS VENERUNT AD MONTE[M] MICHAELIS |
Here Duke William and his army came to the Mount of Michael
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| 17 |
ET HIC TRANSIERUNT FLUMEN COSNONIS |
and here they crossed the river Couesnon
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| HIC HAROLD DUX TRAHEBAT EOS DE ARENA |
Here earl Harold dragged them from the sand
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| 18 |
ET VENERUNT AD DOL ET CONAN FUGA VERTIT |
and they came to Dol and Conan turned in flight
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| REDNES |
Rennes
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| 19 |
HIC MILITES WILLELMI DUCIS PUGNANT CONTRA DINANTES |
Here the knights of Duke William fight against the men of Dinan
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| 20 |
ET CUNAN CLAVES PORREXIT |
and Conan passed out the keys
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| 21 |
HIC WILLELM[US] DEDIT ARMA HAROLDO |
Here William gave arms to Harold
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| 22 |
HIE [sic] WILLELM[US] VENIT BAGIAS |
Here William came to Bayeux
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| 23 |
UBI HAROLD SACRAMENTUM FECIT WILLELMO DUCI |
Where Harold made an oath to Duke William
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| 24 |
HIC HAROLD DUX REVERSUS EST AD ANGLICAM TERRAM |
Here earl Harold returned to English land
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| 25 |
ET VENIT AD EDWARDU[M] REGEM |
and he came to King Edward
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| 26 |
HIC PORTATUR CORPUS EADWARDI REGIS AD ECCLESIAM S[AN]C[T]I PETRI AP[OSTO]LI |
Here the body of King Edward is carried to the Church of Saint Peter the Apostle
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| 27 |
HIC EADWARDUS REX IN LECTO ALLOQUIT[UR] FIDELES |
Here King Edward in bed speaks to his faithful followers
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| 28 |
ET HIC DEFUNCTUS EST |
and here he died
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| 29 |
HIC DEDERUNT HAROLDO CORONA[M] REGIS |
Here they gave the king's crown to Harold
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| 30 |
HIC RESIDET HAROLD REX ANGLORUM |
Here sits Harold King of the English
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| 31 |
STIGANT ARCHIEP[ISCOPU]S |
Archbishop Stigand
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| 32 |
ISTI MIRANT[UR] STELLA[M] |
These people marvel at the star
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| 33 |
HAROLD |
Harold
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| 34 |
HIC NAVIS ANGLICA VENIT IN TERRAM WILLELMI DUCIS |
Here an English ship came to the land of Duke William
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| 35 |
HIC WILLELM[US] DUX JUSSIT NAVES [A]EDIFICARE |
Here Duke William ordered ships to be built
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| 36 |
HIC TRAHUNT NAVES AD MARE |
Here they drag the ships to the sea
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| 37 |
ISTI PORTANT ARMAS AD NAVES ET HIC TRAHUNT CARRUM CUM VINO ET ARMIS |
These men carry arms to the ships and here they drag a cart (laden) with wine and arms
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| 38 |
† HIC WILLELM[US] DUX IN MAGNO NAVIGIO MARE TRANSIVIT ET VENIT AD PEVENESÆ |
Here Duke William in a great ship crossed the sea and came to Pevensey
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| 39 |
HIC EXEUNT CABALLI DE NAVIBUS |
Here the horses leave the ships
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| 40 |
ET HIC MILITES FESTINAVERUNT HESTINGA UT CIBUM RAPERENTUR |
and here the knights have hurried to Hastings to seize food
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| 41 |
HIC EST WADARD |
Here is Wadard
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| 42 |
HIC COQUITUR CARO ET HIC MINISTRAVERUNT MINISTRI |
Here the meat is being cooked and here the servants have served (it)
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| 43 |
HIC FECERUN[T] PRANDIUM |
Here they have a meal
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| ET HIC EPISCOPUS CIBU[M] ET POTU[M] BENEDICIT |
And here the bishop blesses the food and drink
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| 44 |
ODO EP[ISCOPU]S WILLEM[US] ROTBERT |
Bishop Odo, William, Robert
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| 45 |
ISTE JUSSIT UT FODERETUR CASTELLUM AT HESTENGA |
He ordered that a motte should be dug at Hastings
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| CEASTRA |
the camp |
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| 46 |
HIC NUNTIATUM EST WILLELM[O] DE HAROLD[O] |
Here William was told about Harold
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| 47 |
HIC DOMUS INCENDITUR |
Here a house is burned
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| 48 |
HIC MILITES EXIERUNT DE HESTENGA ET VENERUNT AD PR[O]ELIUM CONTRA HAROLDUM REGE[M] |
Here the knights have left Hastings and have come to the battle against King Harold
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| 49 |
HIC WILLELM[US] DUX INTERROGAT VITAL[EM] SI VIDISSET HAROLDI EXERCITU[M] |
Here Duke William asks Vital if he has seen Harold's army
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| 50 |
ISTE NUNTIAT HAROLDUM REGE[M] DE EXERCITU WILLELMI DUCIS |
This messenger tells King Harold about Duke William's army
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| 51 |
HIC WILLELM[US] DUX ALLOQUITUR SUIS MILITIBUS UT PREPAREN[T] SE VIRILITER ET SAPIENTER AD PR[O]ELIUM CONTRA ANGLORUM EXERCITU[M] |
Here Duke William speaks to his knights to prepare themselves manfully and wisely for the battle against the army of the English
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| 52 |
HIC CECIDERUNT LEWINE ET GYRD FRATRES HAROLDI REGIS |
Here fell Leofwine and Gyrth, brothers of King Harold
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| 53 |
HIC CECIDERUNT SIMUL ANGLI ET FRANCI IN PR[O]ELIO |
Here English and French fell at the same time in battle
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| 54 |
HIC ODO EP[ISCOPU]S BACULU[M] TENENS CONFORTAT PUEROS |
Here Bishop Odo, holding a club, gives strength to the boys
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| 55 |
HIC EST WILLEL[MUS] DUX |
Here is Duke William
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| 56 |
E[USTA]TIUS |
Eustace
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| HIC FRANCI PUGNANT ET CECIDERUNT QUI ERANT CUM HAROLDO |
Here the French are fighting and have killed those who were with Harold
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| 57 |
HIC HAROLD REX INTERFECTUS EST |
Here King Harold is slain
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| 58 |
ET FUGA VERTERUNT ANGLI |
and the English have turned in flight
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