Overview

• Dr. Christopher Monk claims to have identified a 94th penis in the Bayeux Tapestry, depicted as an appendage on a running man in the border.
• Professor George Garnett disputes Monk’s interpretation, asserting the appendage is a sword scabbard, citing a yellow blob at its tip as evidence.
• The debate, featured on the HistoryExtra Podcast, has drawn renewed public and scholarly attention to the tapestry’s layered narratives and symbolism.
• The Bayeux Tapestry, an 11th-century embroidery chronicling the Norman Conquest, is known for its blend of political storytelling and explicit imagery.
• The Bayeux Museum and podcast listeners are engaging with the discussion, underscoring the tapestry’s enduring capacity to provoke interpretation nearly a millennium later.