What is "rumpelstiltskin"

1840, from German Rumpelstilzchen. The German form of the name is used in English from 1828.

Rumpelstiltskin, is a fairy tale 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. According to researchers at Durham University and the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, the story originated around 4,000 years ago.

Rumpelstiltskin is a twenty-four-minute animated feature depicting the famous Brothers Grimm story of a miller's daughter and a little man who can spin straw into gold.

Family Home Entertainment was the distributor, in association with several Canadian animation firms. The film is making its first trip to DVD on October 30, 2007 coupled with "The Tin Man" in a Holiday two-pack.

Rumpelstiltskin is a titular character in a Brothers Grimm fairy tale.

Rumpelstiltskin may also refer to:

Rumpelstiltskin is a 1995 horror film directed by Mark Jones. It stars Max Grodénchik as the title character.

Rumpelstiltskin is a 1987 musical fantasy film, based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. In the United States, it was the first installment of Cannon Films' Movie Tales series.

Rumpelstiltskin ( German: Rumpelstilzchen) is a 1955 fantasy film directed by Herbert B. Fredersdorf. It stars Werner Krüger as the title character. The film was released in the United States by K. Gordon Murray.

Rumpelstiltskin is the eighteenth soundtrack album by Tangerine Dream and forty-fifth overall.

In 1992, the US based Rabbit Ear label released the tale in their audio novel series for children. The story was told by famous actor Kathleen Turner and the accompanying music was composed and performed by Tangerine Dream exclusively for this recording. During the 22 minute story the material is used as background and intermediate music, and additionally the album features all seven compositions as instrumental tracks.