Monday, August 16, 2010

Carcassonne. Medieval magnificence. Etymological mystery.


The brief search at the end of class did not yield any results, and a quick Google search did not do much either. Several sources mention "Carsac" as a Celtic place-name, but do not define it, unless Carsac is Languedog Celtic for "place name." (This is possible, but that would be disappointing!) If you can find out what it is, you will have the privilege of explaining it to the class. In the meantime, here is a good link to Carcassone's history from a Languedoc-based web site (The Languedoc is both a language and historical region; read about it here).

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