Bishop Hatto

Bishop Hatto burned the poor alive in a barn during a famine rather than give them grain, likening them to rats; their souls then took the form of rats to devour him.

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Bishop Hatto burned the poor alive in a barn during a famine rather than give them grain, likening them to rats; their souls then took the form of rats to devour him. (Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas, Contents > Chapter Ii: Odin)

Bishop Hatto burned the poor alive in a barn during a famine rather than give them grain, likening them to rats; their souls then took the form of rats to devour him. (Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas, Contents > Chapter Ii: Odin)

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