When the castle at Bram fell in 1210, 100 prisoners had their noses cropped, their lips cut off and their eyes gauged out.
One man was left with one eye so that he could guide the
others away.
With a hand on the shoulder of the one in front, and the
one-eyed man at their head, a file of blind prisoners wound
its way to Cabaret, a visible demonstration of the ineffable
mercy of God's Army.
Today, there is almost nothing to see at Bram remaining
from the period, though the street layout preserves the
pattern of a typical circular village. It lies in the Aude
departément.
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