Montségur Lyrics

Lyric discussion by TheJoeInMe 

Cover art for Montségur lyrics by Iron Maiden

It's about the Catholic army that destroyed the Cathars, a sect that broke away from Catholicism. They fled to the top of a hill called Montségur, in France, where they were beseiged until they surrendered. They were all burned alive (about 250 men, women, and children) on a giant pyre. One of Maiden's heaviest numbers.