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K. Poland his wife and children devoured by rats, in Poland more
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| Image title: | K. Poland his wife and children devoured by rats |
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| Source: | Burton, Robert: “Wonderful Prodigies of Judgement and Mercy” (1685) |
| Place shown: | Poland |
| Keywords: | people, death, rats, towers, castles, colour |
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This probably refers to King Popielius, or Popiel, of Poland, who was said to have been eaten by rats along with his wife and children, in A.D. 830. |
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