Kill ’em All
Massacre at Béziers (?!) Or Metallica (!?) Free Will. The choice is yours. Oh. Done that one :o)
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Hymne à la Liberté en Occitan – Libertat/Freedom
The language of the Cathars in the South of France/North of Spain was OCCITAN. Listen to this, their hymn of Freedom. Then read the extract below. From NC: “After the Reformation mutiny, the natural process of divergence of languages was spurred by special state measures. The deposited governors of the Empire began to introduce […]
Read MoreCathar Crosses and Chufut-Kale
THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE CATHARS – PART ONE Ref the image above: “Stone gravestones from the crypts of the necropolis in the Gorge of Mary, near Chufut-Kale. On the tombstone on the left we see the Christian cross, and on the right gravestone is the Qatari cross. “ “Finds from the necropolis […]
Read MoreCatalonia -“combine many eras and bind many nations”
Great article. AmazeBalls :o) Catalan (Gothic) story. Girona. Andorra. V. Batarin As I already wrote ([1.]): The combination of different eras, traditions of different nations in the architecture and customs of the Catalans is striking and raises many questions. Catalonia (“Gottalonia” – according to the well-known version of the Catalans themselves. – Auth. ) Is a place where harmoniously […]
Read MoreSpending time with the Troubadours…
…in the South of France/North of Spain. The language of this region was that of the troubadours and the Cathars. “THEY” tried repeatedly to destroy all memory of it – like Welsh and Gaelic ( and Tartaria!) – but the people never let go of their true heritage. Eu dic pauc q’ins […]
Read MoreDenn die Todten reiten Schnell.
Like a numpty….last night I fell asleep listening to Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This is one of my ALL time favourite novels. EXCEPT when I suddenly wake up in a cold sweat and think…… Denn die Todten reiten Schnell. “For the dead travel fast” Note to self…….! Anyway. I’ve said before on here that I am […]
Read MoreThe Hidden History of the Cathars – Part One
The Hidden History of the Cathars By Greta Brookes This article is based partly on the New Chronology[1]and also my own extensive research into 17th Europe. It will examine: The “official histories” of the Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade of the 13th century, What exactly was happening in Europe in the 17th The connections […]
Read MoreCathars/Starfort/Oxford
So…there I was working away on research for the Cathar article I’m STILL writing (!) when I come across the picture above. Oxford. Starfort. Mid 17th century. Why did I swear quite a bit? See the map below…….. This is a map of Cathars in Europe. Look at England. See OXFORD? Did you know […]
Read More“Kill them all, God will know his own.”
22 July 1209 Massacre at Béziers. Albigensian Crusade. Arnaud Amalric, a Cistercian Abbot and agent of Pope Innocent III supposedly said: Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius “Kill them all, God will know his own” The Massacre of the Cathars has long fascinated me…I have even read Arthur Guirdham’s books cover to cover […]
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