[Grumbledour]

It's "Rattenfänger von Hameln" in german, so the literal translation would be "Rat-Catcher of Hamelin".

I do remember him wearing brightly colored patchwork clothing in the stories, but I could not say if that was an integral part of the original fable or just added in retellings to make the character stand out more as a mysterious stranger.

[b2ccb2]

Here is a picture on Wikipedia. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattenf%C3%A4nger_von_Hameln#/...

I grew up around Hameln and can confirm, that is how he is depicted.

Also a depiction of him from 1592: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattenf%C3%A4nger_von_Hameln#/...

So it is part of the fable.

[IncreasePosts]

Was that kind of garb common back then? Reminds me of Swiss guard uniforms(granted, developed in the early 20th c, but based off 16th century imagery)