Morten St George Theory

[Linda]

Wiki states variously

The present fortress on the site, though described as one of the "Cathar castles," is from a later period.

The present fortress ruin at Montségur is not from the Cathar era.

Thanks, Linda. It's nice to see that there is at least one person around here who likes to check things out before jumping to conclusions!

Well we all want to get to the truth of the matter, right? Insofar as jumping to conclusions, i am sure we all have our own various initial reactions to new information, and I am sure i hold some preconceived notions through which i view  subsequent data, myself. That is why evidence is needed.

I still think it is a stretch to place the vms castle at this location, with this meaning. In the vms the castle appears to lead to somewhere else, and is not necessarily a destination in and of itself, but an indication of transition of culture, i think. In your interpretation the story seems to end there, with the bonfire. If that rosette were a standalone image you might be able to pin the story on it as you have, but how does the rest of it fit into your narrative?