Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry  depicting the Battle of Hastings and the death of King Harold.

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Historians disagree with the traditional view that Harold is the figure struck in the eye with an arrow. The view that it is Harold is supported by the fact that the words Harold Rex (King Harold) appear right above the figure's head. However, the arrow is a later addition following a period of repair. However, needle holes in the linen do suggest that something had originally been in the place of the arrow, though it may have been a lance rather than an arrow. A figure is slain with a sword in the next image, and the phrase above the figure refers to Harold's death (interfectus est, "he is slain"). Whether he actually died in this way remains a mystery and is much debated.

Source: Wikipedia