Mauritianum – Altenburg, Germany - Atlas Obscura
WEBAug 16, 2019 · Discover Mauritianum in Altenburg, Germany: This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.
Rat King “specimens” is kept by the Mauritianum Museum, …
WEBAlthough this phenomenon is associated with medieval folklore, a few modern examples have been found. One of the largest Rat King “specimens” is kept by the Mauritianum Museum in the German town of Altenburg. Over thirty rats are mummified grotesquely together as a giant rat ball for all to see.
The Truth Behind the Terrifying Legend of the Rat King
WEBMar 19, 2023 · One of the largest mummified rat kings is displayed in the Mauritianum Museum in Altenburg, Germany. This particular rat king, which dates back to 1828, has 32 individual rats stuck together, and is alleged to have been found in Buchheim, Germany.
Largest rat king: How 32 rats accidentally tied themselves together
WEBApr 20, 2023 · The largest rat king on record was found in May 1828, in a chimney in the German town of Buchheim, Altenburg. It consisted of 32 individual rats. The discovery was made when a miller named Steinbrück had the walls of his chimney torn down, whereupon he found a mummified rat king under the rubble.
Mouse Tower – Bingen, Germany - Atlas Obscura
WEBApr 3, 2010 · This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.
Curious Fact of the Week: The Rat King - Atlas Obscura
WEBApr 1, 2013 · One is held by the Natural History Museum in Nantes, France, where nine rats with their tails coiled together rest in preservatives. This “roi de rats” was supposedly found in 1986, one of the...
Fritsch-Rattenkönig - Schaulager
WEBSightings of these so-called rat kings have been reported since the late Middle Ages, when they were feared as harbingers of the Plague. In Fritsch's sculpture, the rat king evokes the image of New York as a Moloch, and alludes at the same time to German mythology.
Rat king - Wikipedia
WEBRat king found in 1895 in Dellfeld, Germany, now in the Musée zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg, France. A rat king is a collection of rats or mice whose tails are intertwined and bound together in some way. This could be a result of an entangling material like hair, a sticky substance such as sap or gum, or the tails being tied together.
An (Almost) Comprehensive History of Rat Kings | Mental Floss
WEBThe terrifying rat king is today held at the Mauritianum Museum in Altenburg, Germany. May 1829: An artist gets creative with a coil of eight rats discovered in Flein, Germany.
All Hail the Rat King - Longreads
WEBDec 11, 2019 · When Herr Mayer sent his rat king across the old border into newly conquered territory, it was to a museum with a clear agenda to convince the citizens of Strasbourg that the Alsace region had belonged with Germany all along.