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Thread #166858 Message #4017054
Posted By: keberoxu
03-Nov-19 - 03:48 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Rumpelstiltskin, thousands of years old?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Rumpelstiltskin, thousands of years old?
On Rumpelstiltskin:
that particular name is from German,
Rumpelstiltzchen,
having nought to do with skin anyplace --
"stiltzchen" is little stilts or poles.
There is also a "rumpelgeist," close to a "poltergeist."
And as was made evident when
Once Upon A Time was broadcast internationally,
Rumpelstiltzchen goes by a wide and wild variety of names.
Tremotino -- Italy
Tracassin -- France