Fragment of Bayeux Tapestry discovered in northern Germany

NAMPA / DPA
2025-03-04
Flensburg, Germany (dpa) - A fragment of the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry has been discovered in an estate located at the Schleswig-Holstein State Archive in Schleswig in northern Germany. The piece of tapestry found its way to Schleswig-Holstein during World War II, the archive said on Monday. It is part of the estate of renowned Schleswig-Holstein textile archaeologist Karl Schlabow (1891-1984). Schlabow was reportedly charged by the SS with t......
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