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26 Jun 02 - 05:00 PM (#737675) Subject: BS: Happy Pied Piper Day! From: Mudlark Today is Pied Piper Day. According to my Forgotten English calendar...
On this day in 1284 the legendary Pied Piper, who's name came from "pied" which means colorful--a reference to his attire--is said to have lead away and drowned the 130 children of Hamelin, Brunswick, in present-day Germany, in revenge for having been underpaid (underpied?) for ridding the village of rats. "...and never was piping so sad, and never was piping so gay!" Any truth to this old tale, I wonder? |
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26 Jun 02 - 05:10 PM (#737681) Subject: RE: BS: Happy Pied Piper Day! From: GUEST,JB This page gives some interesting historical background on the legend. JB This has nothing to do with mudcat member 'Pied Piper' who is frankly a bit of a tosser. |
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26 Jun 02 - 05:16 PM (#737683) Subject: RE: BS: Happy Pied Piper Day! From: nutty The legend could also be linked to the story of the Children's Crusade |
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26 Jun 02 - 06:17 PM (#737747) Subject: RE: BS: Happy Pied Piper Day! From: Catherine Jayne Well I have to say that that comment wasnt very nice Guest JB. I met Pied Piper at the gathering and thought he was nice. |
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27 Jun 02 - 04:40 AM (#737996) Subject: RE: BS: Happy Pied Piper Day! From: Benjamin Don't think I ever heard the drowning part of the story! I use to love that story! |
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27 Jun 02 - 10:29 AM (#738147) Subject: RE: BS: Happy Pied Piper Day! From: Mrrzy And never was piping so sad... is from O'Driscoll, Host of the Air - lovely poem! |
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27 Jun 02 - 11:53 AM (#738234) Subject: RE: BS: Happy Pied Piper Day! From: Pied Piper Well Guest JB; I'd like to engage you in a battle of wits, but it would be bad form to fight an unarmed man. All the best PP. |
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27 Jun 02 - 11:57 AM (#738238) Subject: RE: BS: Happy Pied Piper Day! From: Mrrzy Yesterday was National Chocolate Pudding Day, today is National Columnist Day, here in the US. Love those random holidays! |
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27 Jun 02 - 12:57 PM (#738280) Subject: RE: BS: Happy Pied Piper Day! From: Mudlark LOL, Pied Piper...I'd follow you into the Weser any day!
Thanks, however, JB, for the link...lots of interesting reading...and was glad to be reminded of that wonderful (Canadian, I think) film, Sweet Hereafter...I'd forgotten that the PP tale was used in that. Mrrzy...I love Host of the Air. First heard it on a Clancy Bros Album about 35 years ago, and it still gives me the shivers |
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27 Jun 02 - 03:47 PM (#738420) Subject: RE: BS: Happy Pied Piper Day! From: Jacob B It's interesting that Browning got the date wrong, saying that it happened On the Twenty-second of July, Thirteen hundred and seventy-six Until I read this thread, I thought July 22 was the Pied Piper's Day. |
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27 Jun 02 - 03:54 PM (#738422) Subject: RE: BS: Happy Pied Piper Day! From: MMario I've seen three different dates for the occurence on three different web-sites -each in a different century - it *is* a legend, after all. |