Here we see Harold’s Mistress, Edith Swanneck, searching the battlefield for Harold’s body. Others had searched unsuccessfully for Harold’s remains and so Edith was called upon to locate Harold’s body. Perhaps it was a birthmark or a tattoo that Edith was familiar with, that allowed her to make this positive identification. William appears toward the end of this scene seated outside a pavilion tent; having spent the night camped on the battlefield amongst the dead. Harold’s ‘fighting man’ banner stands at William’s side. After the victory at Hastings, William sent this standard to Pope Alexander II thus indicating aptly his victory over Harold and a victory greatly desired at Rome.