Chêne du Tiers - Nièvre - France - Exceptional Trees on Waymarking.com

Cet arbre, plusieurs fois centenaire, était-il au Moyen-âge un « Chêne de Justice »? Annonçait-il la propriété de la « Forteresse du Tiers » véritable « Château du Diable » ou demeurait ici une sorte de Barbe bleu local rançonnant les voyageurs et bateliers de Port Thareau? A-t'il été planté par des représentants du Tiers État pour fêter la révolution française? Ou bien était ce tout simplement un chêne en limité de propriété qui appartenait toujours à l'Autre, le tiers?

Et bien, laissez nous votre version, votre scénario dans la boite aux lettres au pied de l'arbre. Le « comité des sages » l'étudiera très sérieusement lors de la kermesse estivale du village.

This tree, several hundreds of years old, is called “Oak Tree of the Third”. But the third of what? Was it a place of justice (the third power after the Church and the Nobility) in the Middle Ages? Did it indicate the ownership of the “Fortress of the Third”, true “Castle of the Devil” or did some sort of Bluebeard live here, rampaging travelers and craftsmen? Was it planted by representatives of the “Third State” to celebrate the French Revolution? Or was it simply an oak tree at the boundary of a property that belonged to someone else, the third?

If you have any further suggestions, please drop them in the mailbox at the foot of the tree. The local “Committee of Wise Men” will study any and all entries diligently at the annual village fair.

Genus/Species: oak Height: 50 Girth: 16 Method of obtaining height: Reliable source Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source Location type: Other public property Age: 300 Historical significance: this tree supposedly was used as a gallows during the French Revolution (see web reference below). Website reference: [Web Link] Planter: Not listed Parking coordinates: Not Listed Walk time: Not Listed Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed

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