William the Conquerors Ship

Note the triangular sail reaching the stern and the collar round the sail just behind the mast. Were the rigging lines really like this or just a form of squashed perspective like a child who draws a plane with one wing sloping forward and one backwards?

 william the conquerors ship
bayeux bayeaux tapestry ship
 
 
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