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Wikipedia: Prince Popiel (or Duke Popiel) was a legendary 9th century ruler of the West Slavic tribe of Goplans or Polans, the last member of the pre-Piast dynasty, the Popielids. According to the chroniclers Gallus Anonymus, Jan Długosz and Marcin Kromer, as a consequence of bad rule he was deposed, besieged by his subjects, and eaten alive by mice in a tower in Kruszwica. As the legend goes, Prince Popiel was a cruel and corrupt ruler who cared only for wine, women, and song.
![[The Mouse Tower in Kruszwica, constructed in 1350, incorrectly associated with Popiel]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PL_Kruszwica_Mysia_Wieza_1_s.jpg "The Mouse Tower in Kruszwica, constructed in 1350, incorrectly associated with Popiel")
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