Hang on, I recognise this...

[JayzusB.Christ]

Just came across this on a trawl through t'internet.  Jesus wept, I thought Alan Moore made it all up himself. 

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/curious-fact-of-the-week-the-rat-king

[Big_Dave]

thanks
i was eating noodles ...

[JayzusB.Christ]

Not a problem, buddy 

[Professor Bear]

If this is some sort of completist thing, I recall there's one in Terry Pratchett's Maurice and his Educated Rodents, too.

[Big_Dave]

rat king fascinated me
asked a teacher
about it - scorn

thanks for confirming
hunch that it was
too strange not
to have basis in fact

[TordelBack]

If this is some sort of completist thing, I recall there's one in Terry Pratchett's Maurice and his Educated Rodents, too.

Also in Talbot's awesome Tale of One Bad Rat. And I think there's a James Triptree Jr short story too.

[Proudhuff]

It was also a title of a Michael Dibdin book, he explained the who Ratking thing in there too

[Skullmo]

 I thought Alan Moore made it all up himself.