The Bayeux Tapestry is a hotly debated, super long, and crazy-old tapestry (even the fact that it’s a “tapestry” is up for debate). With roughly 230 feet of embroidered cloth, it depicts the events leading to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. French legend has it that the so-called, “tapestry” was created by Queen Mathilde, the wife of William the Conqueror’s. Other scholars debate that it was commissioned by his half-brother, “Bishop Odo,” because clearly a woman could never have envisioned such a masterpiece.

The Bayeux Tapestry is currently on exhibit in the town of its namesake, Bayeux, Normandy (France). Although, it’s also possible that the tapestry was not created in Bayeux, Normandy, but was actually created in England, which — thanks to the Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings — was at that time, Norman (French). It’s also on display on a pair of pillows owned by Katie’s mom, which she loves.

For more on the historical mysteries of this beloved “tapestry,” visit wikipedia or go read a book.