Commentary Par IX 124-126

In his voce dedicated to 'Folchetto (Folco) di Marsiglia' (ED.1970.2), p. 955b, Antonio Viscardi makes the interesting suggestion that parallels exist between Folco's destruction of the fortified town of Lavaur in the Albigensian Crusade in 1211, accompanied by the voices of priests raised in song, and the fall of Jericho, accomplished by the sound of trumpets and shouts; he also suggests that both Folco and Rahab are humans stained by the sin of lust and ultimately redeemed by good works.  For an earlier appreciation of the parallel fates of Jericho and Lavaur, see Carroll (DDP Carroll.Par.IX.109-126).