The 231 foot-long Bayeux Tapestry is a work of propaganda. The first evidence of this can be gleaned from looking at whose perspective is used in the work. The Normans, those from Normandy, created the tapestry, and their representative to the throne William, Duke of Normandy, eventually won the throne. Another way one can see the tapestry’s bias is how they speak of the opposing armies. For example, it describes Harold Hardrada as forcing his army into a hurried march after they were already exhausted from battle. And indeed, the English themselves are portrayed as cowards when it states that “the English turned and fled.” This statement, made simply, implies that he English fleeing from battle would be a common occurrence. One final way