The Siege of Montségur, 1243 - 1244. The Last Stand of the Cathars. First Crusade Against Fellow Christians.

The fall of Montségur was not simply a siege, it was an annihilation of a faith. The last sanctuary of the Cathars, deemed heretics by the Catholic Church, was reduced to silence in fire and blood. Their doctrine did not fade by choice, nor by debate, but by the merciless hand of steel and flame, leaving only echoes of their defiance in the ashes.

Montségur. November, 1243 - March, 1244.
Cathar Forces: 11 Knights, 150 Soldiers.
Inquisition Forces: 10,000 Soldiers.

Additional Reading and Episode Research:

• Oldenburg, Zoe. Massacre at Montségur.
• Sumption, Jonathan. The Albigensian Crusade.

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