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https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/220-castle-door/

A scene from the Pied Piper by Julius Wolff.

I love the dark alleyway on our right, with the façades of houses dimly visible in the shadows. Great work for an engraving!

Art by Paul Thumann (1834 – 1908).

#piedPiper #medieval #medievalArchitecture #vintageArt #creepyStatue #dontBlink #GIMP #fobo #xsane #GIMP3

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/220-castle-door/

A scene from the Pied Piper by Julius Wolff.

I love the dark alleyway on our right, with the façades of houses dimly visible in the shadows. Great work for an engraving!

Art by Paul Thumann (1834 – 1908).

#piedPiper #medieval #medievalArchitecture #vintageArt #creepyStatue #dontBlink #GIMP #fobo #xsane #GIMP3

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/220-castle-door/

A scene from the Pied Piper by Julius Wolff.

I love the dark alleyway on our right, with the façades of houses dimly visible in the shadows. Great work for an engraving!

Art by Paul Thumann (1834 – 1908).

#piedPiper #medieval #medievalArchitecture #vintageArt #creepyStatue #dontBlink #GIMP #fobo #xsane #GIMP3

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/220-castle-door/

A scene from the Pied Piper by Julius Wolff.

I love the dark alleyway on our right, with the façades of houses dimly visible in the shadows. Great work for an engraving!

Art by Paul Thumann (1834 – 1908).

#piedPiper #medieval #medievalArchitecture #vintageArt #creepyStatue #dontBlink #GIMP #fobo #xsane #GIMP3

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/220-castle-door/

A scene from the Pied Piper by Julius Wolff.

I love the dark alleyway on our right, with the façades of houses dimly visible in the shadows. Great work for an engraving!

Art by Paul Thumann (1834 – 1908).

#piedPiper #medieval #medievalArchitecture #vintageArt #creepyStatue #dontBlink #GIMP #fobo #xsane #GIMP3

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/000-front-cover/

A large book, maybe 14 or 16 inches high, with a bright cover. The book is a retelling of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, or a novel based on it, i’m not sure.

Usually i don’t post the covers here, but this one is quite fun.

#GIMP #GIMP3 #Book_covers #piedPiper #vintageArt #vintageEngraving #fobo

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/000-front-cover/

A large book, maybe 14 or 16 inches high, with a bright cover. The book is a retelling of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, or a novel based on it, i’m not sure.

Usually i don’t post the covers here, but this one is quite fun.

#GIMP #GIMP3 #Book_covers #piedPiper #vintageArt #vintageEngraving #fobo

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/000-front-cover/

A large book, maybe 14 or 16 inches high, with a bright cover. The book is a retelling of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, or a novel based on it, i’m not sure.

Usually i don’t post the covers here, but this one is quite fun.

#GIMP #GIMP3 #Book_covers #piedPiper #vintageArt #vintageEngraving #fobo

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/000-front-cover/

A large book, maybe 14 or 16 inches high, with a bright cover. The book is a retelling of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, or a novel based on it, i’m not sure.

Usually i don’t post the covers here, but this one is quite fun.

#GIMP #GIMP3 #Book_covers #piedPiper #vintageArt #vintageEngraving #fobo

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/000-front-cover/

A large book, maybe 14 or 16 inches high, with a bright cover. The book is a retelling of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, or a novel based on it, i’m not sure.

Usually i don’t post the covers here, but this one is quite fun.

#GIMP #GIMP3 #Book_covers #piedPiper #vintageArt #vintageEngraving #fobo

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/188-explore-the-dungeon/

From a version of The Pied Piper of Hamelyn by Wolff, Julius: “Der Rattenfänger von Hameln: Eine Aventiure” (1890).

Here Lorenz goes down into the castle cellar to confront the ghosts - but they turn out to be rats.

Drawn by Paul Thumann & engraved by Richard Brend’amour.

#vintageEngraving #vintageArt #castle #medieval #piedPiper #rats #fobo #GIMp #Gimp_3 #xsane #didIMentionTheRats #illustrationsForChildren

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/188-explore-the-dungeon/

From a version of The Pied Piper of Hamelyn by Wolff, Julius: “Der Rattenfänger von Hameln: Eine Aventiure” (1890).

Here Lorenz goes down into the castle cellar to confront the ghosts - but they turn out to be rats.

Drawn by Paul Thumann & engraved by Richard Brend’amour.

#vintageEngraving #vintageArt #castle #medieval #piedPiper #rats #fobo #GIMp #Gimp_3 #xsane #didIMentionTheRats #illustrationsForChildren

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/188-explore-the-dungeon/

From a version of The Pied Piper of Hamelyn by Wolff, Julius: “Der Rattenfänger von Hameln: Eine Aventiure” (1890).

Here Lorenz goes down into the castle cellar to confront the ghosts - but they turn out to be rats.

Drawn by Paul Thumann & engraved by Richard Brend’amour.

#vintageEngraving #vintageArt #castle #medieval #piedPiper #rats #fobo #GIMp #Gimp_3 #xsane #didIMentionTheRats #illustrationsForChildren

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/188-explore-the-dungeon/

From a version of The Pied Piper of Hamelyn by Wolff, Julius: “Der Rattenfänger von Hameln: Eine Aventiure” (1890).

Here Lorenz goes down into the castle cellar to confront the ghosts - but they turn out to be rats.

Drawn by Paul Thumann & engraved by Richard Brend’amour.

#vintageEngraving #vintageArt #castle #medieval #piedPiper #rats #fobo #GIMp #Gimp_3 #xsane #didIMentionTheRats #illustrationsForChildren

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/188-explore-the-dungeon/

From a version of The Pied Piper of Hamelyn by Wolff, Julius: “Der Rattenfänger von Hameln: Eine Aventiure” (1890).

Here Lorenz goes down into the castle cellar to confront the ghosts - but they turn out to be rats.

Drawn by Paul Thumann & engraved by Richard Brend’amour.

#vintageEngraving #vintageArt #castle #medieval #piedPiper #rats #fobo #GIMp #Gimp_3 #xsane #didIMentionTheRats #illustrationsForChildren

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Folklore read live!

Was a rodent an ill omen or a holy messenger?

Find out in tonight's tales LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/xCa4m5EvtWg

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Folklore read live!

Was a rodent an ill omen or a holy messenger?

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Was a rodent an ill omen or a holy messenger?

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Folklore read live!

Was a rodent an ill omen or a holy messenger?

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Folklore read live!

Was a rodent an ill omen or a holy messenger?

Find out in tonight's tales LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/xCa4m5EvtWg

#FairyTaleTuesday #WritingCommunity #storyteller #FairyTale #AmReading #reading #indieWriter #fairy #folklore #folk #tales #stories #GrimmBrothers #dnd #dnd5e #pathfinder #pf2e #ttrpg #fantasy #lotr #german #folklore #legend #rodent #piedpiper #rats #mi

@lily @terminaltilt it's so convenient, people don't bother to think about it from enough angles to talk themselves out of it. Whenever I see aaS anything, I think, "We own your aaS". And now, they've collectively accumulated enough of the Earth's resources, that they own its technological future. They'll get a piece of it from here on out. No wonder they're building end of days happy tanks for themselves. Once enough people figure it out, they're going to be ticked. How many billions of years do we have before the sun sets for good? Where are people so in a hurry to go that they want to be the only ones going there?

https://youtu.be/RFdSOppmkNw

#MuzakLessons #PiedPiper #CrispianStPeters

@lily @terminaltilt it's so convenient, people don't bother to think about it from enough angles to talk themselves out of it. Whenever I see aaS anything, I think, "We own your aaS". And now, they've collectively accumulated enough of the Earth's resources, that they own its technological future. They'll get a piece of it from here on out. No wonder they're building end of days happy tanks for themselves. Once enough people figure it out, they're going to be ticked. How many billions of years do we have before the sun sets for good? Where are people so in a hurry to go that they want to be the only ones going there?

https://youtu.be/RFdSOppmkNw

#MuzakLessons #PiedPiper #CrispianStPeters

@lily @terminaltilt it's so convenient, people don't bother to think about it from enough angles to talk themselves out of it. Whenever I see aaS anything, I think, "We own your aaS". And now, they've collectively accumulated enough of the Earth's resources, that they own its technological future. They'll get a piece of it from here on out. No wonder they're building end of days happy tanks for themselves. Once enough people figure it out, they're going to be ticked. How many billions of years do we have before the sun sets for good? Where are people so in a hurry to go that they want to be the only ones going there?

https://youtu.be/RFdSOppmkNw

#MuzakLessons #PiedPiper #CrispianStPeters

@lily @terminaltilt it's so convenient, people don't bother to think about it from enough angles to talk themselves out of it. Whenever I see aaS anything, I think, "We own your aaS". And now, they've collectively accumulated enough of the Earth's resources, that they own its technological future. They'll get a piece of it from here on out. No wonder they're building end of days happy tanks for themselves. Once enough people figure it out, they're going to be ticked. How many billions of years do we have before the sun sets for good? Where are people so in a hurry to go that they want to be the only ones going there?

https://youtu.be/RFdSOppmkNw

#MuzakLessons #PiedPiper #CrispianStPeters

@lily @terminaltilt it's so convenient, people don't bother to think about it from enough angles to talk themselves out of it. Whenever I see aaS anything, I think, "We own your aaS". And now, they've collectively accumulated enough of the Earth's resources, that they own its technological future. They'll get a piece of it from here on out. No wonder they're building end of days happy tanks for themselves. Once enough people figure it out, they're going to be ticked. How many billions of years do we have before the sun sets for good? Where are people so in a hurry to go that they want to be the only ones going there?

https://youtu.be/RFdSOppmkNw

#MuzakLessons #PiedPiper #CrispianStPeters

Seeing Things – Trump’s Police State Moves Scare Me – Liza Donnelly

Seeing Things – Trump’s Police State Moves Scare Me, And a dog cartoon to help you cope

By Liza Donnelly, Jan 12, 2026

The drawing above was done during Trump’s first term in office. I don’t recall the precise news item that made me draw this pied piper image, but it’s still relevant.

Only things are much worse.

It appears as though Trump is ratcheting up his efforts to create a police state, enforced by people who support him and believe in the tactics used on January 6th. We know Kristi Noem is sending thousands more ICE to Minneapolis. But that’s the tip of the iceberg. In Heather Cox Richardson’s column yesterday, she shared information about this increase in military power to enforce trump’s ideology and police American citizens. I quote her here because it’s important:

“Although ICE currently employs more than 20,000 people, it is looking to hire over 10,000 more with the help of the money Republicans put in their One Big Beautiful Bill Act of July. That law tripled ICE’s budget for enforcement and deportation to about $30 billion.

On December 31, Drew Harwell and Joyce Sohyun Lee of the Washington Post reported that ICE was investing $100 million on what it called a “wartime recruitment” strategy to hire thousands of new officers. It planned to target gun rights supporters and military enthusiasts as well as those who listen to right-wing radio shows, directing ads to people who have gone to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fights or shopped for guns and tactical gear. It planned to send ads to the phone web browsers and social media feeds of people near military bases, NASCAR races, gun and trade shows, or college campuses, apparently not considering them the hotbeds of left-wing indoctrination right-wing politicians claim.”

Sunday night after an announcement from Trump’s DOJ would investigate the chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, in an unprecidented move, Powell released a video powerfully countering this action. Every living former head of the Federal Reserve condemned an “unprecedented” attempt by the Trump administration to weaken the central bank’s independence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckGHaBLSn4

“The reported criminal inquiry into Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell is an unprecedented attempt to use prosecutorial attacks to undermine that independence,” a blunt statement signed by 13 former senior officials said. “This is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets with weak institutions, with highly negative consequences for inflation and the functioning of their economies more broadly. It has no place in the United States whose greatest strength is the rule of law, which is at the foundation of our economic success.”

Powell argued he had been threatened with criminal charges because the Fed had set interest rates “based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the president”.

The Federal Reserve is designed to be independent of presidents to avoid exactly what Trump is trying to do, writes Heather Cox Richardson. Senator Tillis, who sits on the Senate Finance Committee posted that “[i]f there were any remaining doubt whether advisers within the Trump Administration are actively pushing to end the independence of the Federal Reserve, there should now be none. It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question.”

More agents are being sent to Minnesota and Kristi Noem ordered restrictions on congressional oversight.

Hopeful news: States are moving to rein in ICE.

In a long NY Times interview, Trump said civil rights led white people to be “very badly treated.”

I wanted to share this video below with you, a very strange Trumo moment. I know there’s a lot of strange moments with Trump, but this one stuck out to me. Last week he was in a boardroom at the White House with oil executives, and he paused the meeting to wander over the window and boast about the plans for his new ballroom. It was extremely awkward, it seemed to me, people laughing nervously at what he was doing. It also seemed very much like a man who can’t control himself and his egocentric, narcissistic tendencies, and in some ways he knew it hadn’t worked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRxVv8HHcLs&t=1s

ALL of the relentless hostile things that Trump is doing in the last few weeks is a reaction to the Epstein Files. Trump’s DOJ has released less than 1% of the Epstein Files, and much of those released are ridiculously redacted as to be useless. They are trying to distract us.

I’ll end today with a dog drawing for you.

Have a good Monday, if you can. See you tomorrow, thanks for being here! Keep up the good work.

Editor’s Note: Thank you, Liza, for the research, facts, and truth in these times. –DrWeb

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Trump’s Police State Moves Scare Me – by Liza Donnelly

Seeing Things – Trump’s Police State Moves Scare Me – Liza Donnelly

Seeing Things – Trump’s Police State Moves Scare Me, And a dog cartoon to help you cope

By Liza Donnelly, Jan 12, 2026

The drawing above was done during Trump’s first term in office. I don’t recall the precise news item that made me draw this pied piper image, but it’s still relevant.

Only things are much worse.

It appears as though Trump is ratcheting up his efforts to create a police state, enforced by people who support him and believe in the tactics used on January 6th. We know Kristi Noem is sending thousands more ICE to Minneapolis. But that’s the tip of the iceberg. In Heather Cox Richardson’s column yesterday, she shared information about this increase in military power to enforce trump’s ideology and police American citizens. I quote her here because it’s important:

“Although ICE currently employs more than 20,000 people, it is looking to hire over 10,000 more with the help of the money Republicans put in their One Big Beautiful Bill Act of July. That law tripled ICE’s budget for enforcement and deportation to about $30 billion.

On December 31, Drew Harwell and Joyce Sohyun Lee of the Washington Post reported that ICE was investing $100 million on what it called a “wartime recruitment” strategy to hire thousands of new officers. It planned to target gun rights supporters and military enthusiasts as well as those who listen to right-wing radio shows, directing ads to people who have gone to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fights or shopped for guns and tactical gear. It planned to send ads to the phone web browsers and social media feeds of people near military bases, NASCAR races, gun and trade shows, or college campuses, apparently not considering them the hotbeds of left-wing indoctrination right-wing politicians claim.”

Sunday night after an announcement from Trump’s DOJ would investigate the chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, in an unprecidented move, Powell released a video powerfully countering this action. Every living former head of the Federal Reserve condemned an “unprecedented” attempt by the Trump administration to weaken the central bank’s independence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckGHaBLSn4

“The reported criminal inquiry into Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell is an unprecedented attempt to use prosecutorial attacks to undermine that independence,” a blunt statement signed by 13 former senior officials said. “This is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets with weak institutions, with highly negative consequences for inflation and the functioning of their economies more broadly. It has no place in the United States whose greatest strength is the rule of law, which is at the foundation of our economic success.”

Powell argued he had been threatened with criminal charges because the Fed had set interest rates “based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the president”.

The Federal Reserve is designed to be independent of presidents to avoid exactly what Trump is trying to do, writes Heather Cox Richardson. Senator Tillis, who sits on the Senate Finance Committee posted that “[i]f there were any remaining doubt whether advisers within the Trump Administration are actively pushing to end the independence of the Federal Reserve, there should now be none. It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question.”

More agents are being sent to Minnesota and Kristi Noem ordered restrictions on congressional oversight.

Hopeful news: States are moving to rein in ICE.

In a long NY Times interview, Trump said civil rights led white people to be “very badly treated.”

I wanted to share this video below with you, a very strange Trumo moment. I know there’s a lot of strange moments with Trump, but this one stuck out to me. Last week he was in a boardroom at the White House with oil executives, and he paused the meeting to wander over the window and boast about the plans for his new ballroom. It was extremely awkward, it seemed to me, people laughing nervously at what he was doing. It also seemed very much like a man who can’t control himself and his egocentric, narcissistic tendencies, and in some ways he knew it hadn’t worked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRxVv8HHcLs&t=1s

ALL of the relentless hostile things that Trump is doing in the last few weeks is a reaction to the Epstein Files. Trump’s DOJ has released less than 1% of the Epstein Files, and much of those released are ridiculously redacted as to be useless. They are trying to distract us.

I’ll end today with a dog drawing for you.

Have a good Monday, if you can. See you tomorrow, thanks for being here! Keep up the good work.

Editor’s Note: Thank you, Liza, for the research, facts, and truth in these times. –DrWeb

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Trump’s Police State Moves Scare Me – by Liza Donnelly

Confira a letra da música “Pied Piper” de BTS
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https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/001-initial-letter-j/

This decorative initial letter J (it’s _inhabited_ because it has a person in it, _historiated_ as it illustrates a scene, and was used as a drop cap, the first line of the title starting between the piper’s feet.

Probably the rodents running around on the bowl of the J are black rats, by their shape and tails; common in Europe and carried the plague.

#fobo #vintageArt #PiedPiper #dropCap #letterJ #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #xsane #bagpipes #music #illustration

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/001-initial-letter-j/

This decorative initial letter J (it’s _inhabited_ because it has a person in it, _historiated_ as it illustrates a scene, and was used as a drop cap, the first line of the title starting between the piper’s feet.

Probably the rodents running around on the bowl of the J are black rats, by their shape and tails; common in Europe and carried the plague.

#fobo #vintageArt #PiedPiper #dropCap #letterJ #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #xsane #bagpipes #music #illustration

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/001-initial-letter-j/

This decorative initial letter J (it’s _inhabited_ because it has a person in it, _historiated_ as it illustrates a scene, and was used as a drop cap, the first line of the title starting between the piper’s feet.

Probably the rodents running around on the bowl of the J are black rats, by their shape and tails; common in Europe and carried the plague.

#fobo #vintageArt #PiedPiper #dropCap #letterJ #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #xsane #bagpipes #music #illustration

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/001-initial-letter-j/

This decorative initial letter J (it’s _inhabited_ because it has a person in it, _historiated_ as it illustrates a scene, and was used as a drop cap, the first line of the title starting between the piper’s feet.

Probably the rodents running around on the bowl of the J are black rats, by their shape and tails; common in Europe and carried the plague.

#fobo #vintageArt #PiedPiper #dropCap #letterJ #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #xsane #bagpipes #music #illustration

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/001-initial-letter-j/

This decorative initial letter J (it’s _inhabited_ because it has a person in it, _historiated_ as it illustrates a scene, and was used as a drop cap, the first line of the title starting between the piper’s feet.

Probably the rodents running around on the bowl of the J are black rats, by their shape and tails; common in Europe and carried the plague.

#fobo #vintageArt #PiedPiper #dropCap #letterJ #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #xsane #bagpipes #music #illustration

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/253-prisoner-in-chains/

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/150-castle-in-moonlight/

Two engravings after paintings (i think) by Paul Thumann (1834-1908) for poems by Julius Wulff inspired by the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

#fobo #vintageArt #castle #prisoner #piedPiper #vintageEngraving #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/253-prisoner-in-chains/

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/150-castle-in-moonlight/

Two engravings after paintings (i think) by Paul Thumann (1834-1908) for poems by Julius Wulff inspired by the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

#fobo #vintageArt #castle #prisoner #piedPiper #vintageEngraving #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/253-prisoner-in-chains/

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/150-castle-in-moonlight/

Two engravings after paintings (i think) by Paul Thumann (1834-1908) for poems by Julius Wulff inspired by the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

#fobo #vintageArt #castle #prisoner #piedPiper #vintageEngraving #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/253-prisoner-in-chains/

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/150-castle-in-moonlight/

Two engravings after paintings (i think) by Paul Thumann (1834-1908) for poems by Julius Wulff inspired by the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

#fobo #vintageArt #castle #prisoner #piedPiper #vintageEngraving #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/253-prisoner-in-chains/

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/150-castle-in-moonlight/

Two engravings after paintings (i think) by Paul Thumann (1834-1908) for poems by Julius Wulff inspired by the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

#fobo #vintageArt #castle #prisoner #piedPiper #vintageEngraving #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3

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Paying the Piper: A Quick Look at the Shawm, or Folk Oboe

When does it become ominous and dangerous to owe musicians money? Why, when they steal your children, of course!

The common turn of phrase “pay the piper” means literally to “bear the consequences of an action or activity that one has enjoyed.” It originates from a 13th-century German legend, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, where a town refuses to pay a musician for services rendered, then loses all of their children in an act of revenge. In this brief article, we’ll take a quick look at these colorful characters. Was there any historical accuracy to the claims? Plus, what was the Pied Piper actually piping, anyway?

The Legend

I’d be surprised if you haven’t heard at least one version of this tale; nonetheless, I shall recant the details for you so we’re all on the same page.

In the year 1284, the town of Hamelin, Germany was plagued by rats. Or perhaps it’d be better to say they were besieged by rats. Yes, besieged sounds more intense.

Despite all of their best efforts to control the infestation, the rats were winning. They were ruining food supplies, gnawing on property, spreading disease, and making life generally unbearable for the inhabitants. Sometimes late at night, the rats would even crawl into the cribs of sleeping babies. I don’t know about you, but I think that sounds pretty awful.

On one fine day, a strange piper, dressed in colorful clothing and carrying a mysterious instrument, arrived at the town. He said “I can get rid of these rats for you!”

The town agreed to pay him 1000 guilders for services rendered. And with that, he played a haunting melody and marched off into the distance.

The rats, of course, followed. He led them to a river… and without any argument, they jumped in and drowned themselves.

Phew, no more rats.

But the town didn’t want to pay. In fact, they even accused the piper of causing the infestation in the first place. Furious with anger, the piper stormed off, vowing to later return and enact his revenge.

On June 26 — yes, a very specific date… the Feasts of St. John and Paul, the piper quietly walked back into town. He played a new melody, somehow more haunting then before, and this time it was the children that followed him.

Bye bye, kiddos. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Sorry guys, there’s no happy ending, but the level of cruelty varies depending on which version of the story you read. In some accounts, the piper leads the children into a cave and they are just never heard from again. In others, they get the same treatment as the rats: drowned in the river.

The History

Hamelin is a real place. And 130 children were lost from the town.

In fact, the early town record, from 1384, states, “It is 100 years since our children left.”

Is that really true? I don’t know. I didn’t actually translate the town’s record for myself or anything. I just read about it on wikipedia, but it does certainly sound plausible.

There are a number of other manuscripts that reference the missing children. It’s a pretty safe bet that something was responsible for all the kids in the town disappearing. But what, exactly?

Although it’s rather unlikely that a magickal tune hypnotized people into drowning themselves, there are a few theories for events that may have actually occurred, then later been fictionalized. Among them:

• Plague. Yeah. Lots of kids died from the plague.
• Mass Psychogenic Illness. Literally “Dancing Mania.”
• Migration. This includes pilgrimages, military campaigns, and sometimes even the Children’s Crusades.

The Instrument

Regardless of whether or not the Pied Piper was made up, I still want to know what type of instrument he played.

Some versions of the story present it as a flute — a “Zauberflote” to be exact, which roughly translates to “magic flute.” (Side note: Mozart wrote an opera by the same name, “Die Zauberflote,” but it has nothing to do with The Pied Piper.)

Other versions say “pipe” or “whistle.”

It’s generally thought that his instrument was a reeded one — his tune was supposed to be loud and piercing.

One painting from 1592, which was supposedly modeled after an actual stained glass window in Hamelin that commemorated the events, is particularly noteworthy.

1592 Painting of the Piper, courtesy of Wikipedia

You can see that the instrument in question is long, end-blown, and flares out into a bell.

That’s not really what flutes look like.

Based on the available written and visual evidence, which I have spent at least 10 minutes surveying, I believe that the piper’s most likely instrument is actually the shawm, sometimes called a “folk oboe.”

Here’s why:

• It’s loud. It’s a double-reed instrument with a piercing sound.
• It’s period appropriate. Shawms were popular between the 12th and 17th centuries in Europe.
• It looks like the above picture. Duh.

A modern shawm sold on Amazon

The shawm is much closer in sound and appearance to the aulos, by the way, than it is to our modern idea of a flute.

Even though it’s pointless to debate the physics of a fairy tale, I’m going to do it anyway. From the center of town, the Pied Piper was able to have his fateful song heard by all of the children… who were sitting in their houses. That’s quite a distance. And you can’t do that with a flute.

With a regular flute, you’d struggle to hear it from one house to the next. Consider the difference in volume between flutes and bagpipes — that’s the kind of thing we’re talking about here. Have you ever stood next to a bagpiper? They’re loud! And yes, bagpipes are reeded instruments.

Conclusion

If you ever promise to pay a musician for playing music, then you should pay them — not because they’re going to steal your children, but because it’s good karma to honor your agreements. Also, most musicians need the support.

#flute #folkOboe #hamlin #instruments #legends #music #myth #oboe #piedPiper #piper #rats #shawm #whistle

Paying the Piper: A Quick Look at the Shawm, or Folk Oboe

When does it become ominous and dangerous to owe musicians money? Why, when they steal your children, of course!

The common turn of phrase “pay the piper” means literally to “bear the consequences of an action or activity that one has enjoyed.” It originates from a 13th-century German legend, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, where a town refuses to pay a musician for services rendered, then loses all of their children in an act of revenge. In this brief article, we’ll take a quick look at these colorful characters. Was there any historical accuracy to the claims? Plus, what was the Pied Piper actually piping, anyway?

The Legend

I’d be surprised if you haven’t heard at least one version of this tale; nonetheless, I shall recant the details for you so we’re all on the same page.

In the year 1284, the town of Hamelin, Germany was plagued by rats. Or perhaps it’d be better to say they were besieged by rats. Yes, besieged sounds more intense.

Despite all of their best efforts to control the infestation, the rats were winning. They were ruining food supplies, gnawing on property, spreading disease, and making life generally unbearable for the inhabitants. Sometimes late at night, the rats would even crawl into the cribs of sleeping babies. I don’t know about you, but I think that sounds pretty awful.

On one fine day, a strange piper, dressed in colorful clothing and carrying a mysterious instrument, arrived at the town. He said “I can get rid of these rats for you!”

The town agreed to pay him 1000 guilders for services rendered. And with that, he played a haunting melody and marched off into the distance.

The rats, of course, followed. He led them to a river… and without any argument, they jumped in and drowned themselves.

Phew, no more rats.

But the town didn’t want to pay. In fact, they even accused the piper of causing the infestation in the first place. Furious with anger, the piper stormed off, vowing to later return and enact his revenge.

On June 26 — yes, a very specific date… the Feasts of St. John and Paul, the piper quietly walked back into town. He played a new melody, somehow more haunting then before, and this time it was the children that followed him.

Bye bye, kiddos. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Sorry guys, there’s no happy ending, but the level of cruelty varies depending on which version of the story you read. In some accounts, the piper leads the children into a cave and they are just never heard from again. In others, they get the same treatment as the rats: drowned in the river.

The History

Hamelin is a real place. And 130 children were lost from the town.

In fact, the early town record, from 1384, states, “It is 100 years since our children left.”

Is that really true? I don’t know. I didn’t actually translate the town’s record for myself or anything. I just read about it on wikipedia, but it does certainly sound plausible.

There are a number of other manuscripts that reference the missing children. It’s a pretty safe bet that something was responsible for all the kids in the town disappearing. But what, exactly?

Although it’s rather unlikely that a magickal tune hypnotized people into drowning themselves, there are a few theories for events that may have actually occurred, then later been fictionalized. Among them:

• Plague. Yeah. Lots of kids died from the plague.
• Mass Psychogenic Illness. Literally “Dancing Mania.”
• Migration. This includes pilgrimages, military campaigns, and sometimes even the Children’s Crusades.

The Instrument

Regardless of whether or not the Pied Piper was made up, I still want to know what type of instrument he played.

Some versions of the story present it as a flute — a “Zauberflote” to be exact, which roughly translates to “magic flute.” (Side note: Mozart wrote an opera by the same name, “Die Zauberflote,” but it has nothing to do with The Pied Piper.)

Other versions say “pipe” or “whistle.”

It’s generally thought that his instrument was a reeded one — his tune was supposed to be loud and piercing.

One painting from 1592, which was supposedly modeled after an actual stained glass window in Hamelin that commemorated the events, is particularly noteworthy.

1592 Painting of the Piper, courtesy of Wikipedia

You can see that the instrument in question is long, end-blown, and flares out into a bell.

That’s not really what flutes look like.

Based on the available written and visual evidence, which I have spent at least 10 minutes surveying, I believe that the piper’s most likely instrument is actually the shawm, sometimes called a “folk oboe.”

Here’s why:

• It’s loud. It’s a double-reed instrument with a piercing sound.
• It’s period appropriate. Shawms were popular between the 12th and 17th centuries in Europe.
• It looks like the above picture. Duh.

A modern shawm sold on Amazon

The shawm is much closer in sound and appearance to the aulos, by the way, than it is to our modern idea of a flute.

Even though it’s pointless to debate the physics of a fairy tale, I’m going to do it anyway. From the center of town, the Pied Piper was able to have his fateful song heard by all of the children… who were sitting in their houses. That’s quite a distance. And you can’t do that with a flute.

With a regular flute, you’d struggle to hear it from one house to the next. Consider the difference in volume between flutes and bagpipes — that’s the kind of thing we’re talking about here. Have you ever stood next to a bagpiper? They’re loud! And yes, bagpipes are reeded instruments.

Conclusion

If you ever promise to pay a musician for playing music, then you should pay them — not because they’re going to steal your children, but because it’s good karma to honor your agreements. Also, most musicians need the support.

#flute #folkOboe #hamlin #instruments #legends #music #myth #oboe #piedPiper #piper #rats #shawm #whistle

Paying the Piper: A Quick Look at the Shawm, or Folk Oboe

When does it become ominous and dangerous to owe musicians money? Why, when they steal your children, of course!

The common turn of phrase “pay the piper” means literally to “bear the consequences of an action or activity that one has enjoyed.” It originates from a 13th-century German legend, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, where a town refuses to pay a musician for services rendered, then loses all of their children in an act of revenge. In this brief article, we’ll take a quick look at these colorful characters. Was there any historical accuracy to the claims? Plus, what was the Pied Piper actually piping, anyway?

The Legend

I’d be surprised if you haven’t heard at least one version of this tale; nonetheless, I shall recant the details for you so we’re all on the same page.

In the year 1284, the town of Hamelin, Germany was plagued by rats. Or perhaps it’d be better to say they were besieged by rats. Yes, besieged sounds more intense.

Despite all of their best efforts to control the infestation, the rats were winning. They were ruining food supplies, gnawing on property, spreading disease, and making life generally unbearable for the inhabitants. Sometimes late at night, the rats would even crawl into the cribs of sleeping babies. I don’t know about you, but I think that sounds pretty awful.

On one fine day, a strange piper, dressed in colorful clothing and carrying a mysterious instrument, arrived at the town. He said “I can get rid of these rats for you!”

The town agreed to pay him 1000 guilders for services rendered. And with that, he played a haunting melody and marched off into the distance.

The rats, of course, followed. He led them to a river… and without any argument, they jumped in and drowned themselves.

Phew, no more rats.

But the town didn’t want to pay. In fact, they even accused the piper of causing the infestation in the first place. Furious with anger, the piper stormed off, vowing to later return and enact his revenge.

On June 26 — yes, a very specific date… the Feasts of St. John and Paul, the piper quietly walked back into town. He played a new melody, somehow more haunting then before, and this time it was the children that followed him.

Bye bye, kiddos. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Sorry guys, there’s no happy ending, but the level of cruelty varies depending on which version of the story you read. In some accounts, the piper leads the children into a cave and they are just never heard from again. In others, they get the same treatment as the rats: drowned in the river.

The History

Hamelin is a real place. And 130 children were lost from the town.

In fact, the early town record, from 1384, states, “It is 100 years since our children left.”

Is that really true? I don’t know. I didn’t actually translate the town’s record for myself or anything. I just read about it on wikipedia, but it does certainly sound plausible.

There are a number of other manuscripts that reference the missing children. It’s a pretty safe bet that something was responsible for all the kids in the town disappearing. But what, exactly?

Although it’s rather unlikely that a magickal tune hypnotized people into drowning themselves, there are a few theories for events that may have actually occurred, then later been fictionalized. Among them:

• Plague. Yeah. Lots of kids died from the plague.
• Mass Psychogenic Illness. Literally “Dancing Mania.”
• Migration. This includes pilgrimages, military campaigns, and sometimes even the Children’s Crusades.

The Instrument

Regardless of whether or not the Pied Piper was made up, I still want to know what type of instrument he played.

Some versions of the story present it as a flute — a “Zauberflote” to be exact, which roughly translates to “magic flute.” (Side note: Mozart wrote an opera by the same name, “Die Zauberflote,” but it has nothing to do with The Pied Piper.)

Other versions say “pipe” or “whistle.”

It’s generally thought that his instrument was a reeded one — his tune was supposed to be loud and piercing.

One painting from 1592, which was supposedly modeled after an actual stained glass window in Hamelin that commemorated the events, is particularly noteworthy.

1592 Painting of the Piper, courtesy of Wikipedia

You can see that the instrument in question is long, end-blown, and flares out into a bell.

That’s not really what flutes look like.

Based on the available written and visual evidence, which I have spent at least 10 minutes surveying, I believe that the piper’s most likely instrument is actually the shawm, sometimes called a “folk oboe.”

Here’s why:

• It’s loud. It’s a double-reed instrument with a piercing sound.
• It’s period appropriate. Shawms were popular between the 12th and 17th centuries in Europe.
• It looks like the above picture. Duh.

A modern shawm sold on Amazon

The shawm is much closer in sound and appearance to the aulos, by the way, than it is to our modern idea of a flute.

Even though it’s pointless to debate the physics of a fairy tale, I’m going to do it anyway. From the center of town, the Pied Piper was able to have his fateful song heard by all of the children… who were sitting in their houses. That’s quite a distance. And you can’t do that with a flute.

With a regular flute, you’d struggle to hear it from one house to the next. Consider the difference in volume between flutes and bagpipes — that’s the kind of thing we’re talking about here. Have you ever stood next to a bagpiper? They’re loud! And yes, bagpipes are reeded instruments.

Conclusion

If you ever promise to pay a musician for playing music, then you should pay them — not because they’re going to steal your children, but because it’s good karma to honor your agreements. Also, most musicians need the support.

#flute #folkOboe #hamlin #instruments #legends #music #myth #oboe #piedPiper #piper #rats #shawm #whistle

Paying the Piper: A Quick Look at the Shawm, or Folk Oboe

When does it become ominous and dangerous to owe musicians money? Why, when they steal your children, of course!

The common turn of phrase “pay the piper” means literally to “bear the consequences of an action or activity that one has enjoyed.” It originates from a 13th-century German legend, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, where a town refuses to pay a musician for services rendered, then loses all of their children in an act of revenge. In this brief article, we’ll take a quick look at these colorful characters. Was there any historical accuracy to the claims? Plus, what was the Pied Piper actually piping, anyway?

The Legend

I’d be surprised if you haven’t heard at least one version of this tale; nonetheless, I shall recant the details for you so we’re all on the same page.

In the year 1284, the town of Hamelin, Germany was plagued by rats. Or perhaps it’d be better to say they were besieged by rats. Yes, besieged sounds more intense.

Despite all of their best efforts to control the infestation, the rats were winning. They were ruining food supplies, gnawing on property, spreading disease, and making life generally unbearable for the inhabitants. Sometimes late at night, the rats would even crawl into the cribs of sleeping babies. I don’t know about you, but I think that sounds pretty awful.

On one fine day, a strange piper, dressed in colorful clothing and carrying a mysterious instrument, arrived at the town. He said “I can get rid of these rats for you!”

The town agreed to pay him 1000 guilders for services rendered. And with that, he played a haunting melody and marched off into the distance.

The rats, of course, followed. He led them to a river… and without any argument, they jumped in and drowned themselves.

Phew, no more rats.

But the town didn’t want to pay. In fact, they even accused the piper of causing the infestation in the first place. Furious with anger, the piper stormed off, vowing to later return and enact his revenge.

On June 26 — yes, a very specific date… the Feasts of St. John and Paul, the piper quietly walked back into town. He played a new melody, somehow more haunting then before, and this time it was the children that followed him.

Bye bye, kiddos. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Sorry guys, there’s no happy ending, but the level of cruelty varies depending on which version of the story you read. In some accounts, the piper leads the children into a cave and they are just never heard from again. In others, they get the same treatment as the rats: drowned in the river.

The History

Hamelin is a real place. And 130 children were lost from the town.

In fact, the early town record, from 1384, states, “It is 100 years since our children left.”

Is that really true? I don’t know. I didn’t actually translate the town’s record for myself or anything. I just read about it on wikipedia, but it does certainly sound plausible.

There are a number of other manuscripts that reference the missing children. It’s a pretty safe bet that something was responsible for all the kids in the town disappearing. But what, exactly?

Although it’s rather unlikely that a magickal tune hypnotized people into drowning themselves, there are a few theories for events that may have actually occurred, then later been fictionalized. Among them:

• Plague. Yeah. Lots of kids died from the plague.
• Mass Psychogenic Illness. Literally “Dancing Mania.”
• Migration. This includes pilgrimages, military campaigns, and sometimes even the Children’s Crusades.

The Instrument

Regardless of whether or not the Pied Piper was made up, I still want to know what type of instrument he played.

Some versions of the story present it as a flute — a “Zauberflote” to be exact, which roughly translates to “magic flute.” (Side note: Mozart wrote an opera by the same name, “Die Zauberflote,” but it has nothing to do with The Pied Piper.)

Other versions say “pipe” or “whistle.”

It’s generally thought that his instrument was a reeded one — his tune was supposed to be loud and piercing.

One painting from 1592, which was supposedly modeled after an actual stained glass window in Hamelin that commemorated the events, is particularly noteworthy.

1592 Painting of the Piper, courtesy of Wikipedia

You can see that the instrument in question is long, end-blown, and flares out into a bell.

That’s not really what flutes look like.

Based on the available written and visual evidence, which I have spent at least 10 minutes surveying, I believe that the piper’s most likely instrument is actually the shawm, sometimes called a “folk oboe.”

Here’s why:

• It’s loud. It’s a double-reed instrument with a piercing sound.
• It’s period appropriate. Shawms were popular between the 12th and 17th centuries in Europe.
• It looks like the above picture. Duh.

A modern shawm sold on Amazon

The shawm is much closer in sound and appearance to the aulos, by the way, than it is to our modern idea of a flute.

Even though it’s pointless to debate the physics of a fairy tale, I’m going to do it anyway. From the center of town, the Pied Piper was able to have his fateful song heard by all of the children… who were sitting in their houses. That’s quite a distance. And you can’t do that with a flute.

With a regular flute, you’d struggle to hear it from one house to the next. Consider the difference in volume between flutes and bagpipes — that’s the kind of thing we’re talking about here. Have you ever stood next to a bagpiper? They’re loud! And yes, bagpipes are reeded instruments.

Conclusion

If you ever promise to pay a musician for playing music, then you should pay them — not because they’re going to steal your children, but because it’s good karma to honor your agreements. Also, most musicians need the support.

#flute #folkOboe #hamlin #instruments #legends #music #myth #oboe #piedPiper #piper #rats #shawm #whistle

Paying the Piper: A Quick Look at the Shawm, or Folk Oboe

When does it become ominous and dangerous to owe musicians money? Why, when they steal your children, of course!

The common turn of phrase “pay the piper” means literally to “bear the consequences of an action or activity that one has enjoyed.” It originates from a 13th-century German legend, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, where a town refuses to pay a musician for services rendered, then loses all of their children in an act of revenge. In this brief article, we’ll take a quick look at these colorful characters. Was there any historical accuracy to the claims? Plus, what was the Pied Piper actually piping, anyway?

The Legend

I’d be surprised if you haven’t heard at least one version of this tale; nonetheless, I shall recant the details for you so we’re all on the same page.

In the year 1284, the town of Hamelin, Germany was plagued by rats. Or perhaps it’d be better to say they were besieged by rats. Yes, besieged sounds more intense.

Despite all of their best efforts to control the infestation, the rats were winning. They were ruining food supplies, gnawing on property, spreading disease, and making life generally unbearable for the inhabitants. Sometimes late at night, the rats would even crawl into the cribs of sleeping babies. I don’t know about you, but I think that sounds pretty awful.

On one fine day, a strange piper, dressed in colorful clothing and carrying a mysterious instrument, arrived at the town. He said “I can get rid of these rats for you!”

The town agreed to pay him 1000 guilders for services rendered. And with that, he played a haunting melody and marched off into the distance.

The rats, of course, followed. He led them to a river… and without any argument, they jumped in and drowned themselves.

Phew, no more rats.

But the town didn’t want to pay. In fact, they even accused the piper of causing the infestation in the first place. Furious with anger, the piper stormed off, vowing to later return and enact his revenge.

On June 26 — yes, a very specific date… the Feasts of St. John and Paul, the piper quietly walked back into town. He played a new melody, somehow more haunting then before, and this time it was the children that followed him.

Bye bye, kiddos. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Sorry guys, there’s no happy ending, but the level of cruelty varies depending on which version of the story you read. In some accounts, the piper leads the children into a cave and they are just never heard from again. In others, they get the same treatment as the rats: drowned in the river.

The History

Hamelin is a real place. And 130 children were lost from the town.

In fact, the early town record, from 1384, states, “It is 100 years since our children left.”

Is that really true? I don’t know. I didn’t actually translate the town’s record for myself or anything. I just read about it on wikipedia, but it does certainly sound plausible.

There are a number of other manuscripts that reference the missing children. It’s a pretty safe bet that something was responsible for all the kids in the town disappearing. But what, exactly?

Although it’s rather unlikely that a magickal tune hypnotized people into drowning themselves, there are a few theories for events that may have actually occurred, then later been fictionalized. Among them:

• Plague. Yeah. Lots of kids died from the plague.
• Mass Psychogenic Illness. Literally “Dancing Mania.”
• Migration. This includes pilgrimages, military campaigns, and sometimes even the Children’s Crusades.

The Instrument

Regardless of whether or not the Pied Piper was made up, I still want to know what type of instrument he played.

Some versions of the story present it as a flute — a “Zauberflote” to be exact, which roughly translates to “magic flute.” (Side note: Mozart wrote an opera by the same name, “Die Zauberflote,” but it has nothing to do with The Pied Piper.)

Other versions say “pipe” or “whistle.”

It’s generally thought that his instrument was a reeded one — his tune was supposed to be loud and piercing.

One painting from 1592, which was supposedly modeled after an actual stained glass window in Hamelin that commemorated the events, is particularly noteworthy.

1592 Painting of the Piper, courtesy of Wikipedia

You can see that the instrument in question is long, end-blown, and flares out into a bell.

That’s not really what flutes look like.

Based on the available written and visual evidence, which I have spent at least 10 minutes surveying, I believe that the piper’s most likely instrument is actually the shawm, sometimes called a “folk oboe.”

Here’s why:

• It’s loud. It’s a double-reed instrument with a piercing sound.
• It’s period appropriate. Shawms were popular between the 12th and 17th centuries in Europe.
• It looks like the above picture. Duh.

A modern shawm sold on Amazon

The shawm is much closer in sound and appearance to the aulos, by the way, than it is to our modern idea of a flute.

Even though it’s pointless to debate the physics of a fairy tale, I’m going to do it anyway. From the center of town, the Pied Piper was able to have his fateful song heard by all of the children… who were sitting in their houses. That’s quite a distance. And you can’t do that with a flute.

With a regular flute, you’d struggle to hear it from one house to the next. Consider the difference in volume between flutes and bagpipes — that’s the kind of thing we’re talking about here. Have you ever stood next to a bagpiper? They’re loud! And yes, bagpipes are reeded instruments.

Conclusion

If you ever promise to pay a musician for playing music, then you should pay them — not because they’re going to steal your children, but because it’s good karma to honor your agreements. Also, most musicians need the support.

#flute #folkOboe #hamlin #instruments #legends #music #myth #oboe #piedPiper #piper #rats #shawm #whistle

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🎻🎩 The Pied Piper's "grim truth" turns out to be about as grim as a toddler's tantrum after nap time. BBC's deep dive into fairy tales reveals a shocking lack of actual research—no #rats were consulted in the making of this article. 🐀📚
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🎻🎩 The Pied Piper's "grim truth" turns out to be about as grim as a toddler's tantrum after nap time. BBC's deep dive into fairy tales reveals a shocking lack of actual research—no #rats were consulted in the making of this article. 🐀📚
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🎻🎩 The Pied Piper's "grim truth" turns out to be about as grim as a toddler's tantrum after nap time. BBC's deep dive into fairy tales reveals a shocking lack of actual research—no #rats were consulted in the making of this article. 🐀📚
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The grim truth behind the Pied Piper (2020)

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200902-the-grim-truth-behind-the-pied-piper

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