Mont-Saint-Michel – Work in Progress 3 (Patreon)
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I feel like things are starting to get kind of real now. This is most of the town finished, including the local church (Saint-Pierre's) at the top with the cemetery below it. There's also a gambling hall, some gardens, a bunch of houses and, at the top left, a building known as the House of the Spinning Pig ("Truie-qui-File").
The story behind this is that, apparently, some guy taught his pig to spin thread and he used to take it out in the streets where people would watch it perform. Eventually some religious authorities caught wind of it and told everyone what a delightful miracle this pig was. The man and his pig became famous and lived happily ever after.
I'm kidding, of course. They accused the guy of having demonic powers and lit him on fire. The pig, too. The middle ages weren't a great time to be different.
Anyway, just thought I'd share that. I'll be back in a few days with the rest of the town and the gardens.