Historical Overview To Serve As An Antidote Against The “Pokémon” or “Assassin’s Creed” Version of History, As Fabricated by Roger Lhomoy and Pierre Plantard During The 1960s.

No one is interested in the Plantard Fantasies anymore nor in the various other theories that have acted as layers of accretion.

An official military dig was ordered during the 1960s by French Culture Minister André Malraux (1901-1976) and nothing was found.

The historical event known as the “Cutting of the Elm” occurred in 1188, during a heated diplomatic dispute between King Henry II of England and King Philip II of France.

The Location:
The prominent elm tree stood on the frontier field between Gisors (in Anglo-Norman Normandy) and Trie (in the royal domain of France).

The Tradition:
For generations, this exact tree served as the neutral, sacred meeting place where French kings and Norman dukes gathered to negotiate peace and hold diplomatic conferences.

The Felling:
Following a tense and unsuccessful conference in 1188:
– shadowed by the recent loss of Jerusalem to Saladin.
– an enraged King Philip II ordered the majestic elm to be chopped down. He swore an oath that no further negotiations or meetings would ever take place on that site again.

A Breakdown of Diplomacy:
Felling the tree symbolized a permanent fracture in Franco-Norman relations, marking a definitive shift from traditional aristocratic diplomacy to total, merciless war.

Escalation to Conflict:
The insult directly preceded military engagements between the two crowns, such as the Battle of Soindres.

Modern Myth vs Reality:
In the 20th century, pseudo-historical fiction and modern conspiracy theories (such as the fabricated documents of the “Priory of Sion”) co-opted the “Cutting of the Elm” to invent a dramatic schism between the Knights Templar and a secret society in 1188.

Historically, however, it remains a genuine medieval turning point that signaled the collapse of peaceful coexistence along the Norman frontier.

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