Wealth in stone: building activity of the viscounts of Bearne on the pilgrimage roads of the Atlantic Pyrenees (c. 1063-c.1130)

[David Tallan]

I saw this in a Facebook group and thought it might be of interest to those who frequent this forum:

"An open access article in the Journal of Medieval Iberian Studies [vol. 15, issue 1 2023 pp 24-49] may be of interest. It is "Wealth in stone: building activity of the viscounts of Bearne on the pilgrimage roads of the Atlantic Pyrenees (c. 1063-c.1130). it can be accessed at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17546559.2023.2168721"

 

[dick bird]

Thanks for this. Fascinating piece of history. Here are pictures of two of the places mentioned: La Commande and Ste Foy in Oloron.

 

[MichaelC]

Very cool find! I'm intrigued by the map in the article.

On the modern Chemin de Puy a pilgrim heads from Navarrenx (25) to St. Jean (34) and Roncesvalles (36).

On this map the Second Route (green) heads from Navarrenz to Oloron (11) and crosses the Pyrenees at Somport (19).

 

[David Tallan]

In the earliest days of the Camino, Somport saw a lot more traffic than Roncesvalles. As we all know, that has now changed (and had changed before the end of the middle ages).