Simon de Montfort took the castle and installed a garrison ; when it was retaken by Bernard , he hanged them all .
The oldest documents mentioning it date to the 13th century , when it figured in the Albigensian Crusade ; its Cathar castellan was Bernard de Casnac .
Simon de Montfort took the castle and installed a garrison ; when it was retaken by Bernard de Casnac , he hanged them all .
The oldest documents mentioning it date to the 13th century , when it figured in the Albigensian Crusade ; its Cathar castellan was Bernard de Casnac .