Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, and Turold

Margaret I, Countess of Flanders (1145-1194), riding sidesaddle holding a falcon 103. The dwarf Turold handling two horses, 11th century 104. Marguerite d'Alsace wears an unusual bonnet in this image taken from a seal. The dwarf Turold, envoy of William I, William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, from the Bayeux tapestry. He wears a coat over a tunic, unusual cap and culottes. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1802

11th Century 12th Century Antique Print Bayeux Tapestry Culottes Dark Ages Duke Of Normandy Dwarf Envoy Falconry Middle Ages Robert Spallart Robert Von Spalart Sidesaddle William The Conqueror

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