How can one of the greatest generals in history be so unknown? This man should be a household name.
>>18457319Because he lost, and died a traitors death with everything he did being destroyed
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>>18457319Because he was on the wrong side of history.The Cathars have been massively vindicated in a post-Enlightenment world for their anti-monarchical views like their fellow Bogomils.Chuds take note, the same thing will happen to y’all if you continue being transphobic.
>>18458449I have literally never seen anyone praise the Cathars for anything, except for some weird modern Christian offshoots
>>18458381Not really. Although he himself failed to eatablish a new dynasty Philip Augustus took advantage and directly annexed Languedoc into french crown lands. One could even say the french crown was scheming for Languedoc from the start as Simon's northern crusaders always left after their 40 day service which tended to reset his progress and force him to reconquer Languedoc over and over again. By the end southern french had no fight left in them and were easily subjugated by the crown>>18458449He was cool. He was just a minor nobleman yet he was aiming to form his own kingdom. His story has a wistful feeling to it. Especially since he was the underdog Also I'm pretty sure modern people would be more inclined to figures like Arnaud Sicre who helped the catholic church wipe out the remaining cathars because he hated his whore cathar boomer mom. One because she kicked her family out of the house and put up cathar priests. Two because she got caught and the authorities confiscsted the family home which ended in him becoming an itinerant cobbler until he helped take the cathars down
