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One of the most unforgettable details in the entire Bayeux Tapestry
貝葉掛毯中最令人難忘的一個細節就是
is this seemingly incidental detail of a mother and child turned refugee,
這看似偶然的情景 一對母子變成了難民
fleeing from their burning house,maybe even Hastings,
從他們著火的家中逃出 有可能是黑斯廷斯戰役的幸存者
resigned to their fate, not looking back.
低頭任命 從此背井離鄉
This is the first of the images that will echo through European art through Rubens, Goya and Picasso's Guernica,
這是第一幅影響了整個歐洲藝術界的作品 魯賓斯 戈雅 與畢加索的格爾尼加中都依稀可見它的影子
of the victims of war, of civilians, of innocence.
戰爭中那些無辜百姓的悲慘命運
But William soon discovered there was no easy route from Pevensey to London.
但是很快威廉就發現 從佩文西打回倫敦沒有捷徑
The country behind the town was waterlogged,
鎮子后面的村莊已經被水淹沒
crossed by little river valleys that fed into the sea.
橫穿村莊的山澗直注入大海
But there was one old Anglo-Saxon trail that could take him to the Roman road going north through Kent,
但是有一條古老的盎格魯撒克遜小路能夠 向北穿過肯特 到達羅馬驛道
and it was for mastery of this ancient, muddy, rutted track,
為爭奪占領這條古老而泥濘的小路
that the most gruelling battle in early British history would be fought.
早期不列顛史上最慘烈的鏖戰 即將在此打響
Having beaten back the threat of the Vikings and his own brother,
除掉維京人和自己弟弟的威脅后
it must have seemed inconceivable to Harold that he'd have to do it all over again within a week or two.
對于哈羅德來說 要在一兩周內 還要再次面對一場戰爭簡直不可思議
It would not be easy. Who could he call on?The bruised and battered remains of his army.
這絕非易事 有誰可供他調配呢 那支剛歷經大戰的殘兵余部嗎
It would be a long shot, but after Stamford Bridge perhaps Harold felt he could actually trust his gambler's luck.
誠然機會渺茫 但是歷經斯坦福橋一戰 也許哈羅德認為他可以再賭一把
Besides, William's public name-calling Harold the Perjured,
另外 威廉公開辱罵他是偽誓者哈羅德
Harold the Oath Breaker, Harold the Perfidious had made it personal now, a mortal duel.
食言者哈羅德 背信者哈羅德 使戰爭開始針對個人 成為不共戴天的決戰
Let the hand of God decide the righteous party, who would prevail.
將決定權交給上帝 讓他來決定誰是正義的一方 誰是王者
