The final chapter in montsegur and the mystery of the cathars will be particularly interesting to those awaiting the release of otto rahns work on the cathars later this year institute for hermetic studies aug 2006 thankfully markales montsegur and the mystery of the cathars is a solidly and scholarly work which depels the most . Thankfully markales montsegur and the mystery of the cathars is a solidly and scholarly work which depels the most egregious of myths mysteries magazine vol 2 4 issue 7 markales descriptions of the wild breton moors and the inaccessible peaks of the pyrenees are described with a bardic grandeur that is befitting of his . Thankfully markales montsegur and the mystery of the cathars is a solidly and scholarly work which depels the most egregious of myths mysteries magazine vol 2 4 issue 7 markales descriptions of the wild breton moors and the inaccessible peaks of the pyrenees are described with a bardic grandeur that is befitting of his poetic . Montsegur and the mystery of the cathars markale amazoncomau books skip to main contentcomau books hello sign in account lists account returns orders try prime cart hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics customer service . On march 16 1244 over 200 cathars were captured in their fortress stronghold of montseacutegur and were burned alive by troops of the inquisition while some cathar enclaves survived into the next century this was the death blow to a religion that had been a powerful symbol of occitain sovereignty against the designs of the french monarchy and the papacy