The identity of the Lady Aelfgyva in the Bayeux Tapestry and some speculation regarding the hagiographer Goscellin. (essay)

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Summary: Investigation into the identity of the Lady Aelfgyva, depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry and detailed in' The Life of St. Edith' by Goscelin. Has specific connections with the House of Nuns at Wilton. Essay entry for the Wiltshire Life Society Local History Essay Competition.


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