1548年、マルタン・ゲールという男が突然失踪した。8年後、見知らぬ男が現れ、ゲールだと主張した。男はゲールの妻との間に2人の子供をもうけた。しかし、最終的に男は裁判にかけられることになった。すると、本物のマルタン・ゲールが劇的に現れた。偽者は有罪判決を受け、ゲールは家に帰った。
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挿話1548年、マルタン・ゲールという男が突然失踪した。8年後、見知らぬ男が現れ、ゲールだと主張した。男はゲールの妻との間に2人の子供をもうけた。しかし、最終的に男は裁判にかけられることになった。すると、本物のマルタン・ゲールが劇的に現れた。偽者は有罪判決を受け、ゲールは家に帰った。
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Well that would make an excellent movie.
There was a musical made by the creators of Les Miserables. I don’t think it was that much of a hit and the songs definitely not as memorable.
This story have any whys and hows?
Big Seymour Skinner vibes with this one.
fun fact : Martin is a deformation of martial and Guerre means war
There are a few famous films based on this story, including:
**The Return of Martin Guerre**: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_return_of_martin_guerre
And **Sommersby**: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108185/
Was the character of Martin in the Obsidian game Pentiment a reference to this? Guy gets replaced by an imposter in the second act
and they sorted all this out without DNA tests, photos, or a single social media post. incredible.
Armin Tamzerian
I wrote an essay on this in university. People can say anything, and within reason found to be the truth.
The class was on the formation of western society from the middle ages to the modern era, and it taught me to always seek out first hand accounts of media. Because anybody could be Martin Guerre.
First hand media is you saw the whole thing happen with your own eyes. Your truth is directly correlated to the reality you witnessed.
Second hand media is you were informed of the event by someone who directly saw it. The truth you hear was observed by someone else.
Third hand media is is an account from someone who has opinions about the things someone else told them. The truth you hear is coloured by the second hand interpretation of the events. ((Fox news is here))
i like to think the original guerre was a bit of a troll and the imposter was a fucking *adonis*. mrs guerre probably thought ‘you know what? fuck it. yeah that’s martin’
Well, in Italy something like that happened in 1926.
Search Bruneri-Canella Case
Stuff you should know did a podcast on this guy
[sysk](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-stuff-you-should-know-26940277/episode/the-improbable-story-of-martin-guerre-93244960/)
All’s fair in love and guerre.