Bishop Odo

• How was Bishop Odo related to William?

  Half brothers
• When did Odo become the Bishop of Bayeux?

  1050
• What was Odo rewarded with for his role in organising the invasion of England and his part in the BoH?

  Land, soldiers and became regent.
• What earldom did Odo rule?

  Earldom of Kent
• How many ships did Odo contribute to William's invasion fleet?

  100
• Why did Odo commission the Bayeux tapestry?

  As a piece of Norman propaganda, it was designed to boost the story that William was England's rightful king.
• Why was Odo and William Fitzosbern's regency a disaster for relations between Normans and Anglo Saxons?

  The Co-regents allowed theft of lands and rape of Saxon women. Resentment resulted in Anglo Saxon resistance.
• When is Odo imprisoned by William?

  1082
• Why did William act so strongly against Odo in 1082?

  Claimed that Odo tried to take some knights with him to Rome in a bid to become pope.
• Why was Odo's imprisonment significant?

  It shows how William wanted loyalty and obedience above all - family connections only protected people so far.