Sujet
The 10th century folk tale of Hatto.
Légende
Illustration depicting the 10th century folk tale of Hatto, who was the Archbishop of Mainz, and what happened in the Mouse Tower. Hatto, after starving the peasants in his lands, lured them all to a barn where he locked the doors and burned them to death, derisively commenting on their death cries with the words Hear the mice squeak! When returning to his fortified tower he was chased by an army of mice. He leapt into a boat to cross the river hoping the mice could not swim, but they could, and pursued him. They chewed through the tower's doors, found Hatto and ate him alive. From The Strand Magazine published 1897.
Date
1897
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Notre référence
UMG23A65_194
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,7Mo (3,5Mo) / 36,3cm x 35,0cm / 4285 x 4134 (300dpi)