Hamelin - Wikipedia
WEBHamelin (/ ˈ h æ m əl ɪ n / HAM-(ə-)lin; German: Hameln [ˈhaːml̩n] ⓘ) is a town on the river Weser in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont and has a population of roughly 57,000.
Pied Piper of Hamelin - Wikipedia
WEBThe Pied Piper of Hamelin ( German: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany . The legend dates back to the Middle Ages. The earliest references describe a piper, dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing ...
Hamelin: Fabled for its beauty and famous for the Pied Piper ...
WEBHamelin is a beautifully restored historical town with magnificent timber-framed and sandstone buildings, many of which date back to the Renaissance period. Osterstrasse and the Pferdemarkt square form the tokenistic centre. Between these two points, tiny, winding alleyways are dotted with cafés and inns, cosy beer gardens and pretty little shops.
The grim truth behind the Pied Piper - BBC
WEBSep 3, 2020 · The inscription reads: “A.D. 1284 – on the 26th of June – the day of St John and St Paul – 130 children – born in Hamelin – were led out of the town by a piper wearing multicoloured ...
The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Fairy Tale, Rhyme, Rat Catcher
WEBThe Pied Piper of Hamelin, narrative poem of 303 lines by Robert Browning, published in 1842 in Dramatic Lyrics, part of the Bells and Pomegranates series.The poem, one of Browning’s best-known works, relates the classic legend of the town of Hamelin and its burghers, who, desperate to rid the town of the rats that are overrunning it, engage the …
Hameln | Rattenfänger, Fairy Tale, Pied Piper | Britannica
WEBThe well-known legend of the ratcatcher, the Pied Piper of Hamelin, became associated in the 16th century with the alleged departure and fate of the children of Hameln in 1284. One hypothesis links the story with an exodus of the young men in connection with the German colonization of the east. The Pied Piper has also been likened to Nicholas ...
The Enduring Legacy of the Pied Piper of Hamelin | Mental Floss
WEBApr 23, 2015 · Every summer Sunday in the city of Hamelin, actors gather in the old town center to pay homage to a strange, enduring legacy. As the story goes, in 1284, townspeople hired a rat catcher to lure ...
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