occam
2018-07-06 17:26:15 UTC
There is a news article on the BBC web site about the Bayeux tapestry
being loaned to the UK by France.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44732897
The sentence that intrigued me:
"The two countries will also work together to produce a full English
translation of the tapestry."
How do you translate what is essentially a cartoon strip with no words?
"The tapestry - said to have been created by nuns in England in the 11th
Century - depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066."
Is it being returned or loaned, if it was created by nuns in England? I
hope this is not going to form part of the Brexit negotiations - in
which case it may never cross the channel.
being loaned to the UK by France.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44732897
The sentence that intrigued me:
"The two countries will also work together to produce a full English
translation of the tapestry."
How do you translate what is essentially a cartoon strip with no words?
"The tapestry - said to have been created by nuns in England in the 11th
Century - depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066."
Is it being returned or loaned, if it was created by nuns in England? I
hope this is not going to form part of the Brexit negotiations - in
which case it may never cross the channel.