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The article suggests multiple other interpretations. That does seem to be the most accepted, although “probably” seems like the wrong word.
by amscanne 6y ago
The article suggests multiple other interpretations. That does seem to be the most accepted, although “probably” seems like the wrong word.
- Zickzack 6y agoJürgen Udolph - the researcher in Onomastics who has proposed the generally accepted theory - is well respected. The names of families and of places in that region northeast of Berlin resemble those from Hameln/Hamelin. However, he does not claim to have found the one true truth. A possible alternative is that both things happened - locators recruiting the younger generation around Hameln as well as the incident that became the story of the Pied Piper