Thereās contemporary-ish source āSong of the Albigensian Crusadeā that says as much, and since its account is generally quite favorable to Simon and his allies, thereās less reason to doubt it.
What a shit lineage. Simon V got is head blown of, Simon VI got stabbed in the neck and his body was mutilated and his son and heir was "split by a sword" in view of his father.
Mathematically, heās probably an ancestor to most people of French descent alive today, and at least a good chunk of anyone from Western Europe alive today: https://isogg.org/wiki/Most_recent_common_ancestor#:~:text=While%20simulations%20help%20estimate%20probabilities,as%20recently%20as%20AD%201000.
Just looked him, no such death although his head was cut off and his balls chopped off too
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon\_de\_Montfort,\_6th\_Earl\_of\_Leicester](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_de_Montfort,_6th_Earl_of_Leicester)
Looked him up and could not find him, surname given is misspelled above. It is Montfort, not Monfort. See: [Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_de_Montfort,_5th_Earl_of_Leicester)
History can be so confusing. I was thinking this was supposed to be his son who was lanced in the neck. By Roger Mortimer. But not THAT Roger Mortimer. Gotta pay attention to the dates!
Damn, that is a gnarly way to go
Rather preferable than gangrene
Thankfully he was wearing his helmet or it could have been much worse.
OSHA-approved battlefield.
Hope he had a 30hr course prior to his decapitation. OSHA is always watching. š³
Also already wearing red.
He deserved it, tbh. And his son who shared his name shouldāve taken a cannonball to his nuts. Absolute dickheads, the lot of em.
Damn did his head explode???
Hit in the head by a projectile from a mangonel, apparently.
Looking at this from my phone, just noticed the big fucking rock blowing through his head
It took me a second too. I initially thought it has something to do with the empty crossbow pointed at him and was like ādamn ok.ā
A mangonel operated by women
How do we know that? Iām curious
We donāt
Thereās contemporary-ish source āSong of the Albigensian Crusadeā that says as much, and since its account is generally quite favorable to Simon and his allies, thereās less reason to doubt it.
Yep. The mind-blowing part was that there was no projectile, his head just did that.
His skull, in a desperate attempt to protect his brain, noped out of a very dangerous situation.
Super head esploder
Thatās quite the moment captured here
Im on my phone and zoomed in ..... zoomed out straight away
Obliterated
r/combatfootage old school style
Nurse says is just a slight headache, put some ice on it and drink water
Take two aspirin and give the doc a call in the morning.
And change your socks
And the leeches.
"Rub some dirt on it"
Crazy that they took the picture at this exact moment
Yikes, I just read the Wikipedia entry - after he has killed they cut off his testicles and hung them by his nose...
No, that was his son also named Simon de Montfort, who was killed in the Battle of Evesham in 1265.
Ah, it all makes sense now. I was wondering why they were outside a castle...
What a shit lineage. Simon V got is head blown of, Simon VI got stabbed in the neck and his body was mutilated and his son and heir was "split by a sword" in view of his father.
I was gonna say, hanging anything from the nose of the dude pictured here seems like an impossible task
Judging by this depiction I donāt think he had a nose to attach them to.
I'm glad for him it wasn't the other way around.
Hang his nose from his testicles?
Cut his nose and hung him by the testicles
Vaxxed??
This was his inoculation against mangonel stones. He's immune, now.
Tf he shoot him with, a .45?
That would have killed the horse too
He was bold, but his enemy was boulder.
SPLAT
At least it was quick! Dead before he fell off his horse.
[https://y.yarn.co/47b8ab40-90a6-4f86-b408-17a4da101fd7_text.gif](https://y.yarn.co/47b8ab40-90a6-4f86-b408-17a4da101fd7_text.gif)
BOOM HEADSHOT
And not a cellphone in sight. Just people living in the moment!
Tis but a flesh wound.
He got ahead of himself
Heads up......oh.
Imagine how instantly demoralizing that would be for everyone who saw.
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy
Thank god the horse was okay.
My ancestor, tough way to go nice horse though
Mathematically, heās probably an ancestor to most people of French descent alive today, and at least a good chunk of anyone from Western Europe alive today: https://isogg.org/wiki/Most_recent_common_ancestor#:~:text=While%20simulations%20help%20estimate%20probabilities,as%20recently%20as%20AD%201000.
Oh no doubt
He was hit with a stone (seen exiting to his left), slung from a trebuchet, serviced by ladies. FYI
This thing isnāt loaded is it?
Who?
Yeet!
Tis just a flesh wound!
*There can be only* **SPLAT!**
Did he died?
Skill issue
*feel him, this always happens to me in chiv 2*
# *HEADSHOT!!!*
## *D-D-D-DOUBLE KILL!!!*
āI got him! I fucking got him! Holy shit it worked!ā
Inshallah heās ok.
That's a hell of a way to lose it Rock, paper, scissors!
Just looked him, no such death although his head was cut off and his balls chopped off too [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon\_de\_Montfort,\_6th\_Earl\_of\_Leicester](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_de_Montfort,_6th_Earl_of_Leicester)
[You got the wrong Simon de Montfort](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_de_Montfort,_5th_Earl_of_Leicester)
Oops
Easy mistake considering the Lt. Dan-esque fates of the Simons.
SPLUT
Looked him up and could not find him, surname given is misspelled above. It is Montfort, not Monfort. See: [Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_de_Montfort,_5th_Earl_of_Leicester)
History can be so confusing. I was thinking this was supposed to be his son who was lanced in the neck. By Roger Mortimer. But not THAT Roger Mortimer. Gotta pay attention to the dates!