Pourquoi Jeanne elle voyait des trucs bizarres quand elle était petite, genre des anges et des saints qui parlaient avec elle, et comment ça lui a fait changer sa vie après ?
Early life

In her youth, Joan did household chores, spun wool, helped her father in the fields and looked after their animals. Her mother provided Joan's religious education. Much of Domrémy lay in the Duchy of Bar, whose precise feudal status was unclear; though surrounded by pro-Burgundian lands, its people were loyal to the Armagnac cause. By 1419, the war had affected the area, and in 1425, Domrémy was attacked and cattle were stolen. This led to a sentiment among villagers that the English must be expelled from France to achieve peace. Joan had her first vision after this raid.

Joan later testified that when she was thirteen, c. 1425, a figure she identified as Saint Michael surrounded by angels appeared to her in the garden. After this vision, she said she wept because she wanted them to take her with them. Throughout her life, she had visions of St. Michael, a patron saint of the Domrémy area who was seen as a defender of France. She stated that she had these visions frequently and that she often had them when the church bells were rung. Her visions also included St. Margaret and St. Catherine; although Joan never specified, they were probably Margaret of Antioch and Catherine of Alexandria —those most known in the area. Both were known as virgin saints who strove against powerful enemies, were tortured and martyred for their beliefs, and preserved their virtue to the death. Joan testified that she swore a vow of virginity to these voices. When a young man from her village alleged that she had broken a promise of marriage, Joan stated that she had made him no promises, and his case was dismissed by an ecclesiastical court.

During Joan's youth, a prophecy circulating in the French countryside, based on the visions of Marie Robine of Avignon, promised an armed virgin would come forth to save France. Another prophecy, attributed to Merlin, stated that a virgin carrying a banner would put an end to France's suffering. Joan implied she was this promised maiden, reminding the people around her that there was a saying that France would be destroyed by a woman but would be restored by a virgin. In May 1428, she asked her uncle to take her to the nearby town of Vaucouleurs, where she petitioned the garrison commander, Robert de Baudricourt, for an armed escort to the Armagnac court at Chinon. Baudricourt harshly refused and sent her home. In July, Domrémy was raided by Burgundian forces which set fire to the town, destroyed the crops, and forced Joan, her family and the other townspeople to flee. She returned to Vaucouleurs in January 1429. Her petition was refused again, but by this time she had gained the support of two of Baudricourt's soldiers, Jean de Metz and Bertrand de Poulengy. Meanwhile, she was summoned to Nancy under safe conduct by Charles II, Duke of Lorraine, who had heard about Joan during her stay at Vaucouleurs. The duke was ill and thought she might have supernatural powers that could cure him. She offered no cures, but reprimanded him for living with his mistress.

Henry V's brothers, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, had continued the English conquest of France. Most of northern France, Paris, and parts of southwestern France were under Anglo-Burgundian control. The Burgundians controlled Reims, the traditional site for the coronation of French kings; Charles had not yet been crowned, and doing so at Reims would help legitimize his claim to the throne. In July 1428, the English had started to surround Orléans and had nearly isolated it from the rest of Charles's territory by capturing many of the smaller bridge towns on the Loire River. Orléans was strategically important as the last obstacle to an assault on the remainder of Charles's territory. According to Joan's later testimony, it was around this period that her visions told her to leave Domrémy to help the Dauphin Charles. Baudricourt agreed to a third meeting with Joan in February 1429, around the time the English captured an Armagnac relief convoy at the Battle of the Herrings during the Siege of Orléans. Their conversations, along with Metz and Poulengy's support, convinced Baudricourt to allow her to go to Chinon for an audience with the Dauphin. Joan traveled with an escort of six soldiers. Before leaving, Joan put on men's clothes, which were provided by her escorts and the people of Vaucouleurs. She continued to wear men's clothes for the remainder of her life.
Première jeunesse

Plus tard, Jeanne témoigna qu'à l'âge de treize ans, vers 1425, une figure qu'elle identifia comme Saint Michel entouré d'anges lui apparut dans le jardin. Après cette vision, elle dit avoir pleuré car elle voulait qu'ils l'emportent avec eux. Tout au long de sa vie, elle eut des visions de Saint Michel, un saint patron de la région de Domrémy, considéré comme un défenseur de la France. Elle déclara avoir eu ces visions fréquemment et souvent lorsqu'on sonnait les cloches de l'église. Ses visions incluaient également Sainte Marguerite et Sainte Catherine ; bien que Jeanne n'ait jamais précisé, il s'agissait probablement de Marguerite d'Antioche et de Catherine d'Alexandrie – les plus connues dans la région. Toutes deux étaient connues comme des saintes vierges qui s'opposaient à de puissants ennemis, étaient torturées et martyrisées pour leurs convictions, et ont préservé leur vertu jusqu'à la mort. Jeanne témoigna qu'elle avait fait vœu de virginité à ces voix. Lorsqu'un jeune homme de son village l'accusa d'avoir rompu une promesse de mariage, Jeanne déclara qu'elle ne lui avait fait aucune promesse, et son affaire fut rejetée par un tribunal ecclésiastique.
### Query ###
Pourquoi Jeanne elle voyait des trucs bizarres quand elle était petite, genre des anges et des saints qui parlaient avec elle, et comment ça lui a fait changer sa vie après ?

### Main Text ###
Early life

In her youth, Joan did household chores, spun wool, helped her father in the fields and looked after their animals. Her mother provided Joan's religious education. Much of Domrémy lay in the Duchy of Bar, whose precise feudal status was unclear; though surrounded by pro-Burgundian lands, its people were loyal to the Armagnac cause. By 1419, the war had affected the area, and in 1425, Domrémy was attacked and cattle were stolen. This led to a sentiment among villagers that the English must be expelled from France to achieve peace. Joan had her first vision after this raid.

Joan later testified that when she was thirteen, c. 1425, a figure she identified as Saint Michael surrounded by angels appeared to her in the garden. After this vision, she said she wept because she wanted them to take her with them. Throughout her life, she had visions of St. Michael, a patron saint of the Domrémy area who was seen as a defender of France. She stated that she had these visions frequently and that she often had them when the church bells were rung. Her visions also included St. Margaret and St. Catherine; although Joan never specified, they were probably Margaret of Antioch and Catherine of Alexandria —those most known in the area. Both were known as virgin saints who strove against powerful enemies, were tortured and martyred for their beliefs, and preserved their virtue to the death. Joan testified that she swore a vow of virginity to these voices. When a young man from her village alleged that she had broken a promise of marriage, Joan stated that she had made him no promises, and his case was dismissed by an ecclesiastical court.

During Joan's youth, a prophecy circulating in the French countryside, based on the visions of Marie Robine of Avignon, promised an armed virgin would come forth to save France. Another prophecy, attributed to Merlin, stated that a virgin carrying a banner would put an end to France's suffering. Joan implied she was this promised maiden, reminding the people around her that there was a saying that France would be destroyed by a woman but would be restored by a virgin. In May 1428, she asked her uncle to take her to the nearby town of Vaucouleurs, where she petitioned the garrison commander, Robert de Baudricourt, for an armed escort to the Armagnac court at Chinon. Baudricourt harshly refused and sent her home. In July, Domrémy was raided by Burgundian forces which set fire to the town, destroyed the crops, and forced Joan, her family and the other townspeople to flee. She returned to Vaucouleurs in January 1429. Her petition was refused again, but by this time she had gained the support of two of Baudricourt's soldiers, Jean de Metz and Bertrand de Poulengy. Meanwhile, she was summoned to Nancy under safe conduct by Charles II, Duke of Lorraine, who had heard about Joan during her stay at Vaucouleurs. The duke was ill and thought she might have supernatural powers that could cure him. She offered no cures, but reprimanded him for living with his mistress.

Henry V's brothers, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, had continued the English conquest of France. Most of northern France, Paris, and parts of southwestern France were under Anglo-Burgundian control. The Burgundians controlled Reims, the traditional site for the coronation of French kings; Charles had not yet been crowned, and doing so at Reims would help legitimize his claim to the throne. In July 1428, the English had started to surround Orléans and had nearly isolated it from the rest of Charles's territory by capturing many of the smaller bridge towns on the Loire River. Orléans was strategically important as the last obstacle to an assault on the remainder of Charles's territory. According to Joan's later testimony, it was around this period that her visions told her to leave Domrémy to help the Dauphin Charles. Baudricourt agreed to a third meeting with Joan in February 1429, around the time the English captured an Armagnac relief convoy at the Battle of the Herrings during the Siege of Orléans. Their conversations, along with Metz and Poulengy's support, convinced Baudricourt to allow her to go to Chinon for an audience with the Dauphin. Joan traveled with an escort of six soldiers. Before leaving, Joan put on men's clothes, which were provided by her escorts and the people of Vaucouleurs. She continued to wear men's clothes for the remainder of her life.

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Première jeunesse

Plus tard, Jeanne témoigna qu'à l'âge de treize ans, vers 1425, une figure qu'elle identifia comme Saint Michel entouré d'anges lui apparut dans le jardin. Après cette vision, elle dit avoir pleuré car elle voulait qu'ils l'emportent avec eux. Tout au long de sa vie, elle eut des visions de Saint Michel, un saint patron de la région de Domrémy, considéré comme un défenseur de la France. Elle déclara avoir eu ces visions fréquemment et souvent lorsqu'on sonnait les cloches de l'église. Ses visions incluaient également Sainte Marguerite et Sainte Catherine ; bien que Jeanne n'ait jamais précisé, il s'agissait probablement de Marguerite d'Antioche et de Catherine d'Alexandrie – les plus connues dans la région. Toutes deux étaient connues comme des saintes vierges qui s'opposaient à de puissants ennemis, étaient torturées et martyrisées pour leurs convictions, et ont préservé leur vertu jusqu'à la mort. Jeanne témoigna qu'elle avait fait vœu de virginité à ces voix. Lorsqu'un jeune homme de son village l'accusa d'avoir rompu une promesse de mariage, Jeanne déclara qu'elle ne lui avait fait aucune promesse, et son affaire fut rejetée par un tribunal ecclésiastique.

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### 1. Query Parsing

"Pourquoi Jeanne elle voyait des trucs bizarres..." → Why did Joan see strange things...

Key semantic markers:
- "trucs bizarres" = weird/strange things
- "petite" = young/little girl  
- "anges et des saints qui parlaient avec elle" = angels and saints talking to her
- Focus: causation + life transformation

? Casual tone suggests teen audience, but content is historical trauma
? "Elle" pronoun creates immediate identification

### 2. Domain Contextualization  

Historical timeframe: ◐ 1412-1431 CE, Hundred Years' War period
Geographic: ● Northeastern France, Lorraine region specifically
Cultural: ● Medieval Catholic framework, virgin martyr cults

⟨H≈0.4⟩ Saint Michael visions → regional patron saint of Domrémy → protector of France → explains military calling → not random supernatural experience but culturally coded → virgin prophecies circulating → Marie Robine's visions → Charles VII restoration prophecy → explains political dimension

### 3. Information Triangulation

● Age 13-14, garden visions confirmed by multiple testimonies
● Saint Michael, Margaret, Catherine apparitions → virgin martyr saints
● Timeline: 1425 visions → 1428-1429 military campaign → execution 1431
● Family background: peasant farmer, devout Catholic education

Physical constraints check:
- Vision frequency: bells ringing → auditory triggers ✓
- Seasonal timing: garden location → spring/summer occurrences ✓  
- Social context: maidservant status → limited but present religious education ✓

### 4. Causal Chain Analysis

Vision triggers → supernatural validation → behavioral changes → political intervention

Causal markers:
- Visions started post-1425 Burgundian raids → trauma response?
- Promise to saints → virginity vow → moral framework
- Prophecy convergence → "maiden of France" role → mission clarity
- Military clothing → masculine disguise → social role inversion

! Key insight: visions weren't random → structured by historical moment, cultural expectations, personal psychology

### 5. Response Architecture

Opening: Acknowledge strangeness, validate experience
→ Historical context: who, when, where
→ Vision content: saints, messages, frequency  
→ Causal explanation: trauma, prophecy, cultural framework
→ Life transformation: mission, military role, death

※ Avoid psychologizing without historical context
※ Emphasize cultural legitimacy of supernatural experiences
∴ Visionary experiences as response to historical crisis, not individual pathology

### 6. Verification Loop

Cross-reference claims:
☑ Age 13-14 timing matches testimony
☑ Saint Michael regional significance verified  
☑ 1425 raids documented
☑ Virgin prophecies historically recorded
☑ Virgin martyr saint connections logical

⚠ Potential bias: retrospective sainthood mythology
● Core narrative elements consistently documented across sources

### 7. Final Synthesis

Query answer structure:
1. Acknowledge strangeness → establish relatability
2. Provide concrete details → visions, ages, characters
3. Historical context → raids, prophecies, cultural framework  
4. Causal explanation → trauma + prophecy + cultural coding
5. Life transformation → mission, role, legacy

⟨H≈0.2⟩ "Trucs bizarres" becomes "mystical experiences within coherent religious framework" → reframing supernatural as meaningful response to existential crisis → explains why teenage visions mattered beyond individual psychology → historical forces channeled through young woman's experience → teenage rebellion becomes national salvation narrative

### Answer###
Jeanne d'Arc a effectivement eu des visions dès son plus jeune âge qui ont profondément marqué sa vie. Vers l'âge de treize ans, quand elle était encore petite fille, elle a eu sa première vision d'un ange dans le jardin de sa famille. Elle a décrit avoir vu Saint Michel entouré d'anges, et a témoigné qu'elle a pleuré car elle souhaitait les accompagner. 

Ces visions se sont poursuivies tout au long de sa vie, et elle les considérait comme très fréquentes. Elle les avait souvent lorsqu'on sonnait les cloches de l'église. Au-delà de Saint Michel, elle a également vu Sainte Marguerite et Sainte Catherine. Ces saintes étaient particulièrement importantes pour elle car elles étaient considérées comme des vierges qui avaient résisté à des ennemis puissants, qui avaient été torturées et martyrisées pour leurs convictions, et qui avaient préservé leur vertu jusqu'à la mort.

Ces expériences mystiques se sont déroulées dans un contexte particulier : la région de Domrémy était régulièrement attaquée par des forces ennemies, notamment en 1425 quand les villages ont été pillés et les récoltes détruites. Une prophétie circulait également en France, promettant qu'une vierge armée sauverait le pays. Tout cela a créé chez Jeanne un sentiment de mission divine.

À l'âge de quinze ans, elle a pris le vœu de virginité et a commencé à porter des vêtements d'homme. En 1429, elle a finalement répondu à sa vocation en rejoignant l'armée française pour libérer Orléans et conduire le roi Charles VII à Reims pour son couronnement. Ses visions l'ont ainsi conduite d'une jeune fille ordinaire à devenir l'une des figures les plus emblématiques de l'histoire de France.