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Montségur is a place that has inspired many artists, writers, poets and musicians.
Many books have been written about Montségur or have been inspired by its history and environment.
Here is a choice of some fiction and non-fiction books, historical books and travel guides

Books featuring Montségur

Books by Michel Roquebert

Guide books and maps

Notes by Iron Maidon on their song entitled 'Montségur'

 

Books currently in the news

Two of the most successful books, which have both a connection with the Cathars and the area around Montségur:
Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code - the bestselling novel of all times and
Kate Mosse's Labyrinth, a No 1 bestselling book in England, and winner of the best read of the year 2005 at the British Book Awards

    


Books featuring Montségur

Jean Markale: Montsegur and the Mystery of the Cathars

Zoe Oldenbourg: Massacre at Montsegur: A History of the Albigensian Crusade 

 
Zoe Oldenbourg
Le bûcher de Montségur, 16 mars 1244

Sophy Burnham
The Treasure of Montségur:
A Novel of the Cathars  

Jerome V. Lofgren
Montségur
Love in the time of the Inquisition

Jean Markale
Montségur et l'énigme Cathare

Suzanne Nelli
Montségur
Mythe et Histoire

Philippe Randa
Alaïs
la dame blanche de Montségur

Joël Peyrou, Michel Henry-Claude
Montségur

Anne Brenon
Montségur 1244-1994: Mémoire d'hérétique

Barthes, Baudreu, Gouzy
Le sentier cathare de la mer à Montségur et Foix

Maurice Chavardès
Le brasier de Montségur: Un épisode de la croisade contre les Cathares (Théâtre à lire)

Renaud Chantefable
La Princesse cathare, tome 1:
La Pierre de Montségur

Jarbinet
Mémoire de Cendres, tome 6:
Montségur

Jean-Pierre Pécau, Goran Sudzuka, Geto, Carole Beau
L'Histoire Secrète, Tome 3:
Le Graal de Montségur

Sylvie Miller, Philippe Ward
Le Chant de Montségur

Marcel Landowski, Gérard Caillet, Guy-Patrick Sainderichin, duc de Antoine Lévis-Mirepoix, André Segond
Montségur: Opéra-comique en deux actes et six tableaux

Barthes Baudreu Gouzy
Le sentier cathare, de la mer à Montségur et Foix

Otto Rahn
Kreuzzug gegen den Gral

Otto Rahn
Luzifers Hofgesind

Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh & Henry Lincoln
The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
Oria
L'Évangile de la Colombe

Oria
La Paix est mon Royaume

Oria
La Révolte Essentielle

Peter Berling
Die Kinder des Gral
     

Books by Michel Roquebert

Michel Roquebert Michel Roquebert has long lived in Montségur and written many books about its history:
Citadelles du vertige
L'Epopée cathare
Histoire des cathares, Hérésie, Croisade et Inquisition du XIe au XiVe siècle
La Religion cathare. Le Bien, le Mal et le Salut dans l'hérésie médiévale
Saint Dominique, La légende noire
Les cathares et le Graal
Cathares : la Terre et les hommes
Rues tolosanes
Michel Roquebert
Les Cathares
De la chute de Montségur aux derniers bûchers
(1244-1329) 

 

Michel Roquebert
Montségur, Les cendres de la liberté

 


Guide books and maps

The Rough Guide to the Pyrenees - 5th Edition  
Marc Dubin

 

Pyrenees and Andorra
(Rough Guide Map S.)  
Rough Guides

Kev Reynolds      
Walks and Climbs in the Pyrenees

Trekking in the Pyrenees  
D Streatfield-James

Sur les traces des Cathares GR 107: Le Chemin des Bonshommes

Carte de randonnée: Lavelanet - Montségur - Montbel
de Cartes Top 25 IGN

 

Notes by Iron Maidon on their song entitled 'Montségur'

Iron Maidon have written a song entitled Montségur on their 2005 album. Here are their comments on the song:

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