Summary Avignon! A city where there is a bridge, and a song about the bridge. And, once, the pope lived there. Why? Let’s talk about this weird century. Notes 1/ Avignon: it has a bridge! And a song about the bridge: “Sur le pont d’Avignon.” The bridge is medieval; the song dates from the fifteenth … <a href="http://askamedievalist.com/2025/08/24/episode-95-sur-le-pontif-davignon/" class="more-link">Continue reading "Episode 95: Sur le Pontife d’Avignon"</a>

Summary Avignon! A city where there is a bridge, and a song about the bridge. And, once, the pope lived there. Why? Let’s talk about this weird century. Notes 1/ Avignon: it has a bridge! And a song about the bridge: “Sur le pont d’Avignon.” The bridge is medieval; the song dates from the fifteenth … Continue reading "Episode 95: Sur le Pontife d’Avignon"

Summary Avignon! A city where there is a bridge, and a song about the bridge. And, once, the pope lived there. Why? Let’s talk about this weird century. Notes 1/ Avignon: it has a bridge! And a song about the bridge: “Sur le pont d’Avignon.” The bridge is medieval; the song dates from the fifteenth … <a href="http://askamedievalist.com/2025/08/24/episode-95-sur-le-pontif-davignon/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Continue reading "Episode 95: Sur le Pontife d’Avignon"</a>

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