The Road to Val de Dieu

the-apple-pentagram-01_0 As my measurement studies drew to a close, my attention was attracted back to the Brenac pentacle. Clearly this pentacle is not part of the overall “French Royal” navigation system. For a start it is much smaller than the “navigation” pentacles and it is at a different orientation.

Different Systems

The Brenac pentacle is almost certainly a relic from an earlier time. However it has more than one alignment with the navigation pentacles.

On the diagram above the alignment line coming in from the left is the aligment with Monsegur.

The next to bottom alignment line running of to the lower right only became apparent during the study of the Brenac pentacle alignments. It runs to Perpignan.

Perpignan

palais-de-majorca Not just to Perpignan but directly through the “Palais des Rois de Majorque” which is situated on the Puig del Rey just to the west of the city centre.

The kindom of Majorca was relatively short-lived lasting only from 1276 to 1349, yet here again is one of those astonishing alignments. Once again I believe it is proof that the navigation system must have been most extensive.

The Hidden Pentagram

the-apple-pentagram-02 However the study of the navigation system was creating no help with the treasure hunt. I suddenly saw the multiple alignments in a different light. Was there something else hidden here? I highlighted the line from Monsegur and the line from Perpignan where they passed close to the Rennes pentacle.

I then highlighted the line running between the two, the most westerly of the north south alignments on this diagram, which passes through the Mazerou point of the Brenac pentacle.

the-apple-pentagram-03 I instantly realised that this could be a pentagon.

I knew the size of one side so completing the pentagon was relatively easy.

Note how it all lies on one or another of the alignments.

The road to Val de Dieu

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Now I have identified the centre of the pentagram.

It lies on the centre line of Lincoln’s pentacle.

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Perhaps more significantly it lies directly on the road to Val de Dieu. Could the treasure be here? just down a gentle slope from Rennes le Château, 1.3 Kilometers or 80 centi-milles from the centre of the Lincoln pentacle? One thing was now certain, I had to return to Brenac.

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Extract from The Prisoner of Foix--Chapter 43 -The EntranceNo need to buy a Kindle. Read it on your computer or tablet

John Stanley-26th April 1355

 

'Looks like we are going to see a bit of excitement, John. The Captain tried to get an agreement from the Prince that if there is surf running across the channel to Arcachon we will turn back to Bordeaux, but the Prince would hear none of it. Instead, he has offered to provide insurance for all three ships. If they are damaged or sunk, the owners will be compensated and every sailor who makes the passage will be given a bounty payment. What none of this seems to take into account is that if we sink in rough, fast-flowing waters we might all drown.'

John raised his eyebrows. 'But that is what we are going to do?'

'Yes, despite the fact that surf running accross the entrance is not uncommon and the deep water channel moves continually. In the end, the Prince attacked their captains on their weakest point, their professional pride! He threw down the gauntlet. He offered to take the Sally first through the channel, and to take control during the passage.' He raised his brow. 'We are going into the Bay of Arcachon, come what may! '

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Extract from The Eagle of Carcassone -- Chapter 24-- A Real GoddessNo need to buy a Kindle. Read it on your computer or tablet

John Stanley - 22 July 1355

An hour later John walked with Ximene close to the river along the valley below St Feriole. It was the very essence of a summer’s day. The sun was fierce but in the shadow of the trees, it was cool and fragrant. The trees and shrubs along the riverbank hid their progress, from the Château, from St Feriole.

Eventually they reached a point where John thought it was safe to emerge from cover. To his satisfaction the stream extended into a pool with a sandy beach, shaded by trees. Where the stream entered the pool there was a flat grassy area, almost circular. Behind this, the bulk of two mountain ridges provided a splendid backdrop. He looked around once more ‘Not just a good training ground but a great training ground. If the Greek heroes knew about this they might be tempted to join me, to train with me’

Ximene laughed out loud. He turned to look at her. She had removed her outer clothes and was wearing a white chemise, cut short so that it barely reached her knees. Around her waist, she wore a plaited leather belt, obviously fashioned from the multitude of leather straps to be found in the tackle room.

She ran her hands down over her breasts. ‘When you were unconscious I heard you muttering about gods and goddesses, so  I have decided that from now on, for you, I will be the goddess.’

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The Prisoner of FoixVol 1 of the series—The Treasure of Trencavel

Aquitaine, an English possession, is in crisis. It is under threat from neighbouring nations and internal dissension.

The Black Prince, King Edward III’s eldest son has been given the task of taking command in Aquitaine.

Suddenly there is an opportunity. Ximene Trencavel is the heiress to the lands of Occitan, to the east of Aquitaine: lands controlled by the Franks. Ximene wants independence, both for herself and for Occitan.

A union between Aquitaine and Occitan would be mutually beneficial. The Black Prince undertakes a secret journey to meet Ximene to negotiate a marriage contract. It is, however, a marriage neither of them really wants.

Meanwhile, the  Franks plot to murder Ximene to prevent ,not just the marriage, but any kind of union between England and Occitan.

The Eagle Of CarcassonneVol II of the series—The Treasure of Trencavel

The loose alliance between Ximene Trencavel and the Black Prince is under threat.

The Prince invades Occitan, to show his support for Ximene but it becomes an invasion which creates more problems than it solves.

The Prince has fallen hopelessly in love with Joan of Kent and Joan is now determined to marry him and become the next Queen of England.

Joan is therefore  determined to convince Ximene that she should not marry the Prince.

Part of her strategy is to encourage Ximene’s relationship with John Stanley—one of the Princes bodyguards—not an easy task as both John and Ximene have doubts about their compatibility.

However, John is grievously injured in a battle and Ximene commits herself to nurse him back to health.