![]() ![]() ![]() These are a book by Judge Jean de Coras "Arreste Memorable" and one by a lawyer, Guillaume La Sueur called "the Admirable History of the Pseudo-Martin." The author uses other secondary sources to figure out the village social structure and political structure of the time. The main sources of the story of this famous case are from two primary sources. He is close to being acquitted, when the real Martin Guerre, with a wooden leg, shows up. ![]() "Martin Guerre" appeals the case to the regional Parliament of Toulouse. Here Martin/Arnaud is ruled an impostor and condemned to death. There are two trials, the first in the regional city of Rieux. ![]() After the so-called Martin Guerre has a dispute over family finances and the sale of some lands that the family owns, he is accused by his uncle and father-in-law Pierre Guerre of being an impostor. He is accepted by his wife, family and friends for more than three years, during which time Bertrande becomes pregnant twice. However, "Martin" is actually an impostor named Arnaud du Tilh. "The Return of Martin Guerre" is a reconstruction of the famous case of Martin Guerre's return to the small town of Artigat in Southern France after being absent for eight years or so. ![]()
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