Norman Conquest Encyclopedia

The ship Mora in which William the Bastard sailed for England in 1066 was the gift of his wife Matilda. It can be identified on the Bayeux Tapestry by the figure of a boy with a ivory trumpet on its stern.

See also: Bayeux Tapestry; Matilda; William the Bastard

Related Reading:

• Hastings 1066 (Revised Edition)- The Fall of Saxon England
  (Campaign 13 )