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i'm feeling the urge to hide this clause in one of my projects. i'd change it to Rumpelstiltskin though.
There's no way this is how Rumpelstilzchen is spelled in English...
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IT IS. English takes every single French word, keeps its spelling but mangles the pronunciation but for Rumpelstilzchen the pronunciation is somehow more relevant than the spelling? It makes some sense, but the ending "stiltskin" is an abomination.
The meaning of "stilzchen" is "small stilt" by the way - so he should've be called "Grumblestilty" in English.
Are you sure EA or Ubisoft didn't already beat you to it? Lol
they don't take your firstborn but go straight for your soul instead