[HN Gopher] The Cagots of France
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       The Cagots of France
        
       Author : pkrecker
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2021-11-27 18:49 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | tasogare wrote:
       | The introduction was not very satisfactory about who they are so
       | I checked Wikipedia in French. The hypothese is they are
       | descendants from Goths, cornered in South-West at some point of
       | history by Franks.
        
         | tdeck wrote:
         | The introduction doesn't explain this because, as the article
         | goes on to explain, nobody knows what originally distinguished
         | this group. That's the whole thing about the cagots. There are
         | a number of hypotheses including the one you mentioned about
         | the Goths, which are all described if you read further.
        
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