Haunted Mortemer Abbey

Mortemer Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in the Forest of Lyons between the present Lyons-la-Forêt and Lisors, some 34 km southeast of Rouen.... more

by Diana Haronis

Title

Haunted Mortemer Abbey

Artist

Diana Haronis

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Photograph - Photography

Description

Mortemer Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in the Forest of Lyons between the present Lyons-la-Forêt and Lisors, some 34 km southeast of Rouen. There are a number of legends and ghost stories relating to the abbey. Matilda of England was forced by her father Henry I of England to stay in a room in the abbey for 5 years. After her death in Rouen, she is said to have come back to haunt the place. Her ghost is known as The White Lady. Visitors to the abbey have reported hearing strange noises and feeeling a strange presence. 4 monks were murdered during the French Revolution and their ghosts are also said to haunt the abbey. If you meet a cat in the ruins, it is alleged to be a Goblin cat (in Norman eul cat goublin), guarding the treasure of the abbey. There are a number of other legends, giving the abbey the nickname of as most haunted abbey in France.

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August 29th, 2014