Is Rumpelstiltskin Based On A True Story?

Is Rumpelstiltskin a myth?

Rumpelstiltskin is a fairytale popularly associated with Germany (where he is known as Rumpelstilzchen).

The tale was one collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children’s and Household Tales.

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It is often referred to as the “Rumpelstiltskin Principle”..

Did Cora and Rumple have a child?

Rumplestiltskin does this, and the next morning, Cora spins straw into gold in front of the kingdom. … Instead, Cora rips out her own heart so she can stop loving Ru...