While in office, he built the church of St. George on the island of Reichenau, donated heavily to the abbeys of Fulda and Reichenau, and was a patron of the chronicler Regino of Prüm.
A well-known folk tale describes Hatto as a cruel and oppressive ruler who was finally punished by being eaten alive by mice - an event which supposedly happened in the Mouse Tower (see details on that page). There is, however, no indication of the tale being historically true, and similar tales were attached to various other rulers as well, such as the Count of Wörthschlössl Castle in Bavaria.[1]
The story's reference to Hatto's demand for tribute or a toll ("Maut" in German) of ships passing the tower, as well as its later use as a customs collection tower, provide a suggested etymological origin for its name, with "Mautturm" (toll tower) eventually becoming "Mäuseturm".
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Mouse Tower - legend about the cruelty of Hatto II.
hatto, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2020, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hatto II news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Hatto II died 18 January 970 was the archbishop of Mainz from 968 to 970 HattoArchbishop of MainzChurchCatholic ChurchDioceseElectorate of MainzIn office968 970Personal detailsDied18 January 970 While in office he built the church of St George on the island of Reichenau donated heavily to the abbeys of Fulda and Reichenau and was a patron of the chronicler Regino of Prum A well known folk tale describes Hatto as a cruel and oppressive ruler who was finally punished by being eaten alive by mice an event which supposedly happened in the Mouse Tower see details on that page There is however no indication of the tale being historically true and similar tales were attached to various other rulers as well such as the Count of Worthschlossl Castle in Bavaria 1 The story s reference to Hatto s demand for tribute or a toll Maut in German of ships passing the tower as well as its later use as a customs collection tower provide a suggested etymological origin for its name with Mautturm toll tower eventually becoming Mauseturm See also editMouse Tower legend about the cruelty of Hatto II Popiel for a similar legendReferences edit Worthsee Die Legende der Mausinsel 5 Seen Land LakeLounge Preceded byWilliam Archbishop of Mainz968 970 Succeeded byRudbrecht nbsp This article about a Roman Catholic archbishop from Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hatto II amp oldid 1146160325, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
