Case file · Fairy lore
Mélusine of Lusignan
In 1393, Jean d'Arras finished his 'Roman de Mélusine' for the Duke of Berry: the fairy who built Lusignan castle and turned into a serpent from the waist down every Saturday.
1393 CE · 46.44, 0.12 · status: legend
The account
When her husband Raymondin spied on her bath, she flew off as a dragon; her cries were said to announce the death of a lord of Lusignan. The Lusignans claimed descent from her.