The ONC Insignia depicts a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry: Documentation of the Norman Conquest.
1. William acknowledging to his troops that has not fallen or died and to keep fighting; Eustace carries the banner given to him by the Pope to show his support for the Norman Invasion.
2. Fighting between Normans and Anglo-Saxons
Ship – Represents the long boats used by William, patterned after his Viking ancestors
Birds – Mythical creatures that adorn the Bayeux Tapestry
Text – Red enamel in the spaces
Ribbon (drape) - solid red with two vertical yellow stripes representing the two passant lions on the Arms of Normandy
1. William acknowledging to his troops that has not fallen or died and to keep fighting; Eustace carries the banner given to him by the Pope to show his support for the Norman Invasion.
2. Fighting between Normans and Anglo-Saxons
Ship – Represents the long boats used by William, patterned after his Viking ancestors
Birds – Mythical creatures that adorn the Bayeux Tapestry
Text – Red enamel in the spaces
Ribbon (drape) - solid red with two vertical yellow stripes representing the two passant lions on the Arms of Normandy
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