The Chilling True Story Behind the Pied Piper of Hamelin
Could the legend of the Pied Piper hint at a real tragedy that befell the town of Hamelin more than 700 years ago?
By
Orrin Grey | Updated Jul 15, 2019 | Published Aug 2, 2017
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The Pied Piper as depicted in the Shrek movies.
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Still from The Ice Cream Man.
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1592 painting of Pied Piper.
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1909 Maxfield Parrish mural of the Pied Piper of Hamlin at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco.
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