The Morris Men of Little Egypt
A Bloodless Crusade
Little Egypt:
Languedoc
2006
In 1209, Pope Innocent III preached the Crusade which led to the bloody
massacre of hundreds of thousands of Cathars in the Languedoc region of what is now France, for no reason other than that their view of
the Christian faith did not match that of Rome.
In 2006, for no reason other than one of our side lives there, and it's a hell of a nice area,
Squire Far-from-Innocent Parry XIV preached Little Egypt's First Crusade to Plodland.
So it was that, between 1 and 4
June, this part of the Languedoc echoed to the sounds of Little Egypt.
And what a momentous few days it turned out to be.
Other party members had driven south a little earlier, and so were able to greet the newcomers in appropriate fashion.
As always on such occasions, Neville made a speech.
Well, what else would you expect?
After a short sojourn in the warm morning sun, we waited eagerly for the tour to begin.
The cellars in question were those of "Le Sieur d'Arques", famous for the production of the Cremant de Limoux.
Limoux is the nearest town to chez Plod.
a) having a great time and
b) fostering further the Entente Cordiale.