![The Fearless Ardents (Le Bal des Ardents); The Bal des Ardents (Ball of the Burning Men) or Bal des Sauvages, was a masquerade ball[note 1] held on 28 January 1393 in Paris The Fearless Ardents (Le Bal des Ardents); The Bal des Ardents (Ball of the Burning Men) or Bal des Sauvages, was a masquerade ball[note 1] held on 28 January 1393 in Paris](https://cdn.superstock.com/1746/Comp/1746-111348044.webp)
The Fearless Ardents (Le Bal des Ardents); The Bal des Ardents (Ball of the Burning Men) or Bal des Sauvages, was a masquerade ball[note 1] held on 28 January 1393 in Paris
![The Bal des Ardents, at the Hotel de St. Pol, 1393. Six men including King Charles VI dressed as wood savages in the masquerade, which ended in tragedy when their costumes caught The Bal des Ardents, at the Hotel de St. Pol, 1393. Six men including King Charles VI dressed as wood savages in the masquerade, which ended in tragedy when their costumes caught](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/889e47e9e1bf4464968fe0fcc0c27225/p6fd6h.jpg)
The Bal des Ardents, at the Hotel de St. Pol, 1393. Six men including King Charles VI dressed as wood savages in the masquerade, which ended in tragedy when their costumes caught
![Le Bal des Ardents. The Fearless Ardents or Bal des Sauvages, was a masquerade ballvheld on 28 January 1393 in Paris at which Charles VI of France performed in a dance with Le Bal des Ardents. The Fearless Ardents or Bal des Sauvages, was a masquerade ballvheld on 28 January 1393 in Paris at which Charles VI of France performed in a dance with](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/41b2d4ae99e74295b141ad50dea29f0e/2f3eya8.jpg)