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After Rennes the army pursues Conan to Dinan, north-west of Rennes. A cleverly constructed scene shows three stages of the attack in one sequence. On the left is the attack, with the drawbridge up. In the centre two knights set fire to the palisade, whilst on the right the surrender is shown with the keys to the city handed on a lance, as a token of surrender. Here again the ground is detailed with the two defensive mounds, a central tower and palisade holding the defending forces.
Throughout the tapestry men and buildings are positioned on the
ground except where there is a good reason to show some form of
perspective. Where items are placed directly behind one and other
the farthest item is raised off the ground. Similarly I believe
that when an object is raised off the ground on its own, rather
than in conjunction with others, this indicates that the object
is actually higher in relation to the geography of the site in
question. This is why Mont St Michael (Plate 2) sits on its own
above the action being shown to take place in the estuary below.
I would now like to examine the Tapestry in detail covering the
period from the departure at Saint Valery through to leaving the
camp on the morning of the Battle. I shall only address those
sections of the Tapestry that provide evidence as to the authenticity
of the proposed site.
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