In England, 'Rumpelstiltskin' was called 'Tom Tit Tot; in Scotland, 'Whuppity Scoorie;' in France 'Ficdini Ricdon;' and there are Scandanavian tellings also. 'Rumpelstiltskin' was collected by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s, but the story is much older. It preserves the ancient superstition that supernatural power can be broken if a secret name is known - in many primitive societies identity, name and power are intertwined. Set in Northern Europe, circa 1300.
- ISBN13 9781869613235
- Publish Date 29 January 1999
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country NZ
- Publisher Cengage Learning New Zealand
- Imprint Nelson Price Milburn
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 1
- Language English