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Oxford professor counts 93 penises in Bayeux Tapestry
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The Bayeux Tapestry may have been scrutinised and interpreted for
hundreds of years but it appears that nobody before had counted the penises.

So a professor of medieval history decided to tot them up and speculate
— through evidence of tumescence — as to their meaning. George Garnett,
of St Hugh’s College at the University of Oxford, counted 93 penises in
what remains of the original tapestry; 88 belonged to horses and humans
accounted for the others.

While it cannot be entirely dismissed that the “profusion of penises”
was down to a “male adolescent mentality on the part of the tapestry’s
designer”, there may be more to them than meets the eye. Professor
Garnett concluded that it “cannot be simply a coincidence” that Harold
is depicted, before battle commences, “mounted on an exceptionally
well-endowed steed”. However, “the largest equine penis by far is that
protruding from the horse presented by a groom to a figure who must be
Duke William, just prior to the battle of Hastings”.

“The clear implications,” Professor Garnett writes in BBC History
magazine, “are that the virility of the two leading protagonists is
reflected in that of their respective mounts, and that William was in
this respect much the more impressive . . . Duke William had to be the
outstanding individual in every respect, including his horse’s penis.”

The human genitalia may tell even more intriguing stories, the professor
suggests. He cited a recent paper by Steve White, a history professor in
the US, which suggested that three sets of the male genitalia “are not
simply gratuitous erotica but learned literary allusions to Phaedrus’s
Latin versions of Aesop’s fables”. ...

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On Tue, 3 Aug 2021 10:01:43 -0700, a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com>
wrote:

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>Oxford professor counts 93 penises in Bayeux Tapestry

Yet another incompetent boffin.

I counted 97 with a magnifying glass.

On Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 10:01:56 AM UTC-7, a425couple wrote:
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> The Bayeux Tapestry may have been scrutinised and interpreted for
> hundreds of years but it appears that nobody before had counted the penises.
>
> So a professor of medieval history decided to tot them up and speculate
> — through evidence of tumescence — as to their meaning. George Garnett,
> of St Hugh’s College at the University of Oxford, counted 93 penises in
> what remains of the original tapestry; 88 belonged to horses and humans
> accounted for the others.
>
> While it cannot be entirely dismissed that the “profusion of penises”
> was down to a “male adolescent mentality on the part of the tapestry’s
> designer”, there may be more to them than meets the eye. Professor
> Garnett concluded that it “cannot be simply a coincidence” that Harold
> is depicted, before battle commences, “mounted on an exceptionally
> well-endowed steed”. However, “the largest equine penis by far is that
> protruding from the horse presented by a groom to a figure who must be
> Duke William, just prior to the battle of Hastings”.
>
> “The clear implications,” Professor Garnett writes in BBC History
> magazine, “are that the virility of the two leading protagonists is
> reflected in that of their respective mounts, and that William was in
> this respect much the more impressive . . . Duke William had to be the
> outstanding individual in every respect, including his horse’s penis.”
>
> The human genitalia may tell even more intriguing stories, the professor
> suggests. He cited a recent paper by Steve White, a history professor in
> the US, which suggested that three sets of the male genitalia “are not
> simply gratuitous erotica but learned literary allusions to Phaedrus’s
> Latin versions of Aesop’s fables”. ...
>
> READ ENTIRE ARTICLE AT THE TIMES OF LONDON

On Sat, 20 Nov 2021 13:33:15 -0800 (PST), Sharon Little
<littie100am@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 10:01:56 AM UTC-7, a425couple wrote:
>> from
>> https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/169551?fbclid=IwAR0E4Tk5dQSyIn7EIbgXyle0gWqJ-1lFuY-JngO7TBAZHTWM68UkNqrFp7Y
>>
>> Oxford professor counts 93 penises in Bayeux Tapestry
>> Historians in the News
>> tags: Oxford, Bayeux Tapestry, George Garnett
>>

Disgusting! But in the bible there's far worse. Rapes, slews, begats
(out of wedlock) invasions, abominations!, blasphemy, etc.
This book should be banned to protect the innocent!

On 11/21/2021 1:56 PM, Peter Jason wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Nov 2021 13:33:15 -0800 (PST), Sharon Little
> <littie100am@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 10:01:56 AM UTC-7, a425couple wrote:
>>> from
>>> https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/169551?fbclid=IwAR0E4Tk5dQSyIn7EIbgXyle0gWqJ-1lFuY-JngO7TBAZHTWM68UkNqrFp7Y
>>>
>>> Oxford professor counts 93 penises in Bayeux Tapestry
>>> Historians in the News
>>> tags: Oxford, Bayeux Tapestry, George Garnett
>>>
>
> Disgusting! But in the bible there's far worse. Rapes, slews, begats
> (out of wedlock) invasions, abominations!, blasphemy, etc.
> This book should be banned to protect the innocent!
>
Perhaps.
Or maybe, actually viewing it is not.
I found looking over the whole long tapestry
in 2016 was very interesting.
I also found the displays and dioramas great.

On 11/22/2021 7:20 PM, a425couple wrote:
> On 11/21/2021 1:56 PM, Peter Jason wrote:
>> On Sat, 20 Nov 2021 13:33:15 -0800 (PST), Sharon Little
>> <littie100am@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 10:01:56 AM UTC-7, a425couple wrote:
>>>> from
>>>> https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/169551?fbclid=IwAR0E4Tk5dQSyIn7EIbgXyle0gWqJ-1lFuY-JngO7TBAZHTWM68UkNqrFp7Y
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Oxford professor counts 93 penises in Bayeux Tapestry
>>>> Historians in the News
>>>> tags: Oxford, Bayeux Tapestry, George Garnett
>>>>
>>
>> Disgusting!  But in the bible there's far worse.  Rapes, slews, begats
>> (out of wedlock) invasions, abominations!, blasphemy, etc.
>> This book should be banned  to protect the innocent!
>>
> Perhaps.
> Or maybe, actually viewing it is not.
> I found looking over the whole long tapestry
> in 2016 was very interesting.
> I also found the displays and dioramas great.
>
from
https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com › ...
or -
Museum in Normandy - Bayeux Museumhttps://www.bayeuxmuseum.com › ...
Bayeux Museum is a group of 3 unmissable museums in Normandy: the Museum
of the Bayeux Tapestry, the Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy
and the ...

Here is one picture - probably of the castle under construction
for the Tower of London.

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x480bacad1e032729%3A0x533a3a3a2a4b0c16!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOKFF4Ac6aFRfd4o4_pN9J2i6nlewBQFvHcnfsF%3Dw248-h160-k-no!5smusee%20de%20la%20tapisserie%20de%20bayeux%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipMUEQbF0i4wSEXNFHnor03F2usm63vp4fQPYWAC&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFjK7lw630AhU1CjQIHXWrBRUQoip6BQiPARAD

diorama showing boats used around 1066
https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x480bacad1e032729%3A0x533a3a3a2a4b0c16!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOKFF4Ac6aFRfd4o4_pN9J2i6nlewBQFvHcnfsF%3Dw248-h160-k-no!5smusee%20de%20la%20tapisserie%20de%20bayeux%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipNdYtSfh4kz5CGlZ8qe6Qnm5gYLqc_deQ-Cu838&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFjK7lw630AhU1CjQIHXWrBRUQoip6BQiPARAD