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'Terror of kings': Why the 1066 appearance of Halley's Comet terrified the medieval world
GlobalScience2026-10-20
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts King Harold and his subjects observing Halley's Comet in 1066, a celestial event that medieval people viewed with terror as an omen of doom.
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