Morten St George Theory

[Morten St. George]

A.A. Davenport reported that the Amalricians were burned at Les Champeaux, outside of Paris, Nov. 20, 1210. That's probably what is in the drawing.

We can see a painting about this event :
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We can see the king Philipp II on the left side.

Thanks, Paris, for your excellent research and for confirming (earlier) that the red ink does in fact bear some relationship to the drawing above.



The Wikipedia caption reads: "The burning of the Amalricians in 1210, in the presence of King Philip II of France. In the background is the Gibbet of Montfaucon and, anachronistically, the Grosse Tour of the Temple. Illumination from the Grandes Chroniques de France, c. 1255-1260."

As I have been screaming for weeks (it seems), kings were normally depicted wearing a crown as is Philip II in this illustration.

Note that there is no mountaintop fortress here.

In light of these new developments, I am forced to retract my concession on the first drawing. I am again maintaining that it depicts Montségur and that is why its tower so closely matches the tower depicted in the VMS.