Another Magdalene myth?

[atreas]

With all this fuss with Da Vinci code, you see many similar stories around. I was reading in a newspaper an article about another "mystery" that the writer was connecting to Maria Magdalene. In short, it speaks about a mysterious priest in a French province, in a place called Rennes-le-chateau. I found various links in the internet, plus an article in Wiki, but I wonder if there is anybody in the OT forums that has more info.

Some links:

History from the "official" site

The Wiki page

 

[King Alexander]

The only way to EASY become a famous writer is to write books about religion and prophets: it'll be a sure success.

I'm just thinking of beginning my own novel about fictional religious history.

[On topic]
Sorry, I haven't seen/heard anything about the story you mention.

 

[Birdjaguar]

He is loosely connected the priory of sion and shows up in all the TV shows on the Da Vinci code.

 

[Rik Meleet]

The "Rennes-le-chateau" mystery is the basis of "Holy Blood Holy Grail", the book the Da Vinci code is based on. Many names in the Da Vinci code are related to that area.

Sauniere is the name of the priest. Bezu is a moutain near Rennes-le-chateau. - For instance -

 

[warpus]

The only way to EASY become a famous writer is to write books about religion and prophets: it'll be a sure success.

Unless you pick the wrong religion - you could end up dead

 

[Mongoloid Cow]

The "Rennes-le-chateau" mystery is the basis of "Holy Blood Holy Grail", the book the Da Vinci code is based on. Many names in the Da Vinci code are related to that area.

Sauniere is the name of the priest. Bezu is a moutain near Rennes-le-chateau. - For instance -

Yep, and it was all explained away once it was discovered the priest (Sauniere) was corrupt and a people smuggler.

 

[Rik Meleet]

Yep, and it was all explained away once it was discovered the priest (Sauniere) was corrupt and a people smuggler.

That is a cover-up story

 

[Mongoloid Cow]

That is a cover-up story

That's what they want you to believe. Uh oh. I've said too much.

 

[7ronin]

The "Rennes-le-chateau" mystery is the basis of "Holy Blood Holy Grail", the book the Da Vinci code is based on.

I thought a lawsuit just decided that Da Vinci Code wasn't based on Holy Blood, Holy Grail?

 

[Archbob]

Unless you pick the wrong religion - you could end up dead

Dead, but still famous

 

[King Alexander]

Unless you pick the wrong religion - you could end up dead

@hmmm, how about to include pictures and drawings of prophets/gods, into my book? Maybe fanatasize sex between gods/goddesses of different religions...Then, I'd just need to go and live at another planet

Dead, but still famous

You have a point there.

 

[atreas]

Well, another common point seems to be the extremely easy riddles. For example, I was looking at a picture from the Rennes-le-chateau with a supposed riddle with Greek letters. The letters are (I use the latin writing of them, just to be readable by everybody)

E T I N A R X A D I A E G W

I found it childlishly easy, so I put it as a test to my son, who easily found in not more than 10 minutes, that a meaningful and consistent solution is

ETI DE GAIAN ARXW (it means, "I still rule the earth"). So much for difficult riddles.

 

[Rik Meleet]

Well, another common point seems to be the extremely easy riddles. For example, I was looking at a picture from the Rennes-le-chateau with a supposed riddle with Greek letters. The letters are (I use the latin writing of them, just to be readable by everybody)

E T I N A R X W A D I A E G W

I found it childlishly easy, so I put it as a test to my son, who easily found in not more than 10 minutes, that a meaningful and consistent solution is

ETI DE GAIAN ARXW (it means, "I still rule the earth"). So much for difficult riddles.

Those letters where on a tombstone.

There is no "W" and certainly not 2

It says: Et In Arcadia Ego -> I also was in Arcadia.

I thought a lawsuit just decided that Da Vinci Code wasn't based on Holy Blood, Holy Grail?

To stay away from legalities; I'll rephrase to "Inspired by".

 

[Verbose]

I paid a visit to Rennes-le-Chateau a couple of years ago. I'll see if i can uppload some of my tourist pics for you, if you like?

But generally, just read "Holy Blood. Holy Grail".

And Dan Brown may have culled loads from it, but Baigent and Leigh plundered a bunch of French books from the 60's, dealing with the exact same conspiracy by the, French journalist Gérard de Sède.

Also, they didn't sue when Umberto Eco used their stuff in his best-seller "Foucault's Pendulum". OTOH Eco is a nice guy, so he mentioned both the title and their names.

 

[Markus6]

Also, they didn't sue when Umberto Eco used their stuff in his best-seller "Foucault's Pendulum". OTOH Eco is a nice guy, so he mentioned both the title and their names.

Well the character Leigh Teabing is the fount of all knowledge in the Da Vinci Code. Leigh being obvious and Teabing being an anagram of Baigent.

 

[Archbob]

@hmmm, how about to include pictures and drawings of prophets/gods, into my book? Maybe fanatasize sex between gods/goddesses of different religions...Then, I'd just need to go and live at another planet

You have a point there.

Actually, Artists and novelists often get more famous after they die and as a result, after they die, the price of their paintings go up. So King Alexander, I've got a business proposal for you....

 

[atreas]

Those letters where on a tombstone.

There is no "W" and certainly not 2

Good catch about the 2nd W that I wrote by mistake (corrected it) but I specifically told that I used Latin characters in order to be readable by the non-Greeks. If you prefer it with Greek characters, they are.

E T I N A Ρ X A Δ I A E Γ Ω

but I don't know if you can read it.

It says: Et In Arcadia Ego -> I also was in Arcadia.

To stay away from legalities; I'll rephrase to "Inspired by".

There are some problems with this interpretation.

The phrase is latin, while the letters Γ, Δ and Ω are Greek and not used in Latin. Adittionally, the letter "X" doesn't exist EITHER in the latin or in the Greek writting of the word (Arcadia or Αρκαδία, respectively). In other words, to go from the written letters to the proposed meaning you need to take quite a liberty in substitution of letters.

 

[Rik Meleet]

(..) I found various links in the internet, plus an article in Wiki, but I wonder if there is anybody in the OT forums that has more info.
(..)

Just ask what you want to know.

 

[atreas]

Just ask what you want to know.

You already gave the answer I wanted - I currently read more about this. I'm also in search for the book (I have to search for the English version, since I haven't found if it has been translated in Greek).

 

[Verbose]

Well the character Leigh Teabing is the fount of all knowledge in the Da Vinci Code. Leigh being obvious and Teabing being an anagram of Baigent.

Only if you're already aware of Baigent and Leigh.