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A tomtenisse made of salt dough.A common Scandinavian Christmas decoration, 2004. Modern vision of a nisse, 2007. A nisse (Danish:, Norwegian: [ˈnɪ̂sːə]), tomte (Swedish: [ˈtɔ̂mːtɛ]), tomtenisse, or tonttu (Finnish:) is a household spirit from Nordic folklore which has always been described as a small human-like creature wearing a red cap and gray clothing, doing house and stable ...
Creatures found in the legends and folktales of North Germanic peoples. ... Creatures in Norse mythology (6 C, 28 P) T. Trolls ... Nisse (folklore) ...
The Selkie is a mythical creature that is part-human and part-seal. According to legend, Selkies can shed their seal skins and transform into humans. There are many stories in Faroese folklore about Selkies falling in love with humans and leaving their sea life behind to live on land. [42]
Numerous Danish folktales contain mythical figures such as trolls, elves, goblins, and wights as well as figures from Norse mythology. The nisse is a particularly well-known legendary figure in Danish folklore, apparently dating back to pre-Christian times when it was believed there were household gods.
Nis Puk in the "legendary forest" on Sylt Statue of Nis Puk in Neukirchen/Nykirke. The Nis Puk [1] (sometimes also Niß Puk [2] (German: [ˈnɪs pʊk])) is a legendary creature, a kind of Kobold, from Danish-, [1] [3] Low German-[4] and North Frisian-speaking [5] areas of Northern Germany [4] and Southern Denmark, [6] among them Schleswig, today divided into the German Southern Schleswig and ...
The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying versions of what a Chimera ...
Pages in category "Creatures in Norse mythology" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Nisse may refer to: Nisse, Netherlands, a town in the municipality of Borsele; Nisse (folklore), a mythical creature in Scandinavian mythology also known as Tomte; Niels, a Scandinavian given name, as a nickname; Nils, a Scandinavian given name, as a nickname