It is about a dwarf-type who kidnaps and enslaves and can only be overcome by solving the riddle of what his name is........Rumplestilskin.
No, the character of Mr. Gold / Rumplestilskin is still alive as of the end of the third season.
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Rumpelstiltskin is a fairy tale, not a folk tale. Fairy tales typically involve magical elements and fantastical characters, while folk tales are more focused on stories passed down within a specific culture or community.
Some of the characters that came from the Brothers Grimm books are: Rapunzel; Rumplestilskin; the Brave Little Tailor; Bremen Town Musicians; Tom Thumb; Briar Rose/Sleeping Beauty; Golden Goose; Hansel and Gretel; Puss in Boots, and a version of Cinderella.
Sleeping beauty, The Nettle Spinner, and Rumpelstiltskin are the three I know of.
Fictional characters beginning with R: * Rumplestilskin * Repunzel * Red Riding Hood * Romeo (Romeo and Juliet) * Ronald (from Robert Munch's children's story "The Paper Bag Princess") * Ralph Malph (from the TV show "Happy Days") * Richie Cunningham (also from "Happy Days") * Raymond (from "Everybody Loves Raymond") * Rachel (Jennifer Aniston's character on "Friends") * Ross (David S.'s character on "Friends") * Ricardo, "Ricky" from "I Love Lucy" * Rocky (from the cartoon "Rocky and Bowinkle") * Rocky ( from the Sylvester Stallone movies)
If you mean the golden yarn Rumplestilskin spun from straw...it's linen yarn spun from the stalks of flax plants. There are examples of fine linen yarn dating back to ancient Egypt. The yarn from the fairy tail wasn't really gold, but it was nearly as valuable as gold and the plants it came from were indeed golden in appearance (as straw often is). Part of the reason it was so dear is that it is so difficult to work with. First the outer skin is split when it is flailed by throwing bundles on the ground and stomping all over it. Then it is retted either by laying it out in the weather for a month or two or by soaking or boiling to loosen the bast fibers. Then you scutch it by beating the snot out of it with a stick. Scutching further breaks down the bonds between the outer skin, inner fibers, and core. The stems are next drawn through a heckling comb which separates out the desired inner fibers, removing the outer skin and core. Finally you're ready to spin. Wet the flax and dress a distaff with it. Remember you're still dealing with fine strands of straw just a couple of feet long. They must be pulled into the spinning wheel just a few at a time. The process is smelly, wet, and hard on the hands. The fact that Rumplestilskin could do all that in one night surely shows he could indeed work magic.
Sure! Here are some fairytale character names from A-Z: A - Alice (from Alice in Wonderland) B - Belle (from Beauty and the Beast) C - Cinderella D - Donkey (from Shrek) E - Elsa (from Frozen) F - Frog Prince G - Goldilocks H - Hansel and Gretel I - Ichabod Crane (from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) J - Jack (from Jack and the Beanstalk) K - King Arthur L - Little Red Riding Hood M - Merlin (from Arthurian legend) N - Nutcracker O - Olaf (from Frozen) P - Peter Pan Q - Queen of Hearts (from Alice in Wonderland) R - Rapunzel S - Snow White T - Thumbelina U - Ugly Duckling V - Vasilisa the Beautiful (from Russian folklore) W - Wicked Witch of the West (from The Wizard of Oz) X - Xihe (from Chinese mythology) Y - Youngest Dwarf (from Snow White) Z - Zeus (from Greek mythology)