Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject German Studies - Comparative Literature, grade: 2, University of Vienna, language: English, abstract: The present bachelor thesis deals with the fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin and its central question "Who is the man behind the tale?" Based on a description of the characteristics of myths, folktales and fairy tales the various versions of Rumpelstiltskin in different countries are discussed and compared. Furthermore, the psychological aspects of Rumpelstiltskin are analyzed in detail.