[MR] BBC REEL: Fosse Dionne, a Fatal Medieval Spring

[Garth Groff and Sally Sanford]

Noble Friends,

Today BBC REEL is offering a five-minute video about the Fosse Dionne, a
spring in Tonnerre, France. The spring flows from a natural cave of great
depth, and rises to a very interesting 18th  century well head in the
center of the village. The Fosse Dionne is linked to the medieval legend of
St. John Reome, a sixth century monk, who first opened the spring, and in
doing so destroyed a basilisk that lived in the underground cavern.

The Fosse is considered extremely dangerous, and several several divers
have lost their lives exploring the cavern.

The video, featuring some interesting re-enactment scenes (yes, I suppose
peasants really did look that grotesque) is at
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p07wsv3j/a-dangerous-dive-into-a-medieval-mystery
. The video is entirely in French, but has English subtitles.

More on the Fosse Dionne is found at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fosse_Dionne .

Yours Aye,

Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆