The legend of Lady Carcas - Carcassonne - France
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N 43° 12.400 E 002° 21.958
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Legend of the name of the city Carcassonne.
Waymark Code: WMMR4W
Location: Occitanie, France
Date Posted: 10/28/2014
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Before the drawbridge is the monument of Lady Carcas.
Lady Carcas was the wife of Sarazenenkönigs Balaack.
Charlemagne had pitched his camp before Carcassonne and wanted to starve the city. The siege lasted five years, during which almost the entire garrison was starved. Lady Carcas made ??at stuffed figures that she set up along the city wall and fired at the enemy with arrows continuously. As they only had a single pig, they fattened it with the last feed and then crashed it from one of the towers. By toppling the pig had burst, and vast amounts of undigested food from the stomach swelled.
Charlemagne then lifted the siege. The honor of having defeated the great emperor by a ruse, Lady Carcas enough. She let the trumpets blow, to call back Charlemagne. However, he did not listen. A squire drew his attention. "Lord, Carcas calls you (te Carcas sun).
According to legend, as the city received its name.
Additional Requirement?:
Take a picture of Lady Carcas.
What's the Real Story?:
No truth behind the story. The name Carcassonne is from the roman word Carcaso.
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