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  2. Nisse (folklore) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Nordic folklore - Wikipedia

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    The Nisse (in southern Sweden, Norway and Denmark) or tomte (in Sweden) is a benevolent wight who takes care of the house and barn when the farmer is asleep, but only if the farmer reciprocates by setting out food for the nisse and he himself also takes care of his family, farm and animals. If the nisse is ignored or maltreated or the farm is ...

  4. Danish folklore - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Norse mythology - Wikipedia

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    Most of the surviving mythology centers on the plights of the gods and their interaction with several other beings, such as humanity and the jötnar, beings who may be friends, lovers, foes, or family members of the gods. The cosmos in Norse mythology consists of Nine Worlds that flank a central sacred tree, Yggdrasil. Units of time and ...

  6. List of night deities - Wikipedia

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    Asteria, Titan goddess of nocturnal oracles and the stars; Hades, god of the underworld, whose domain included night and darkness; Hecate, the goddess of boundaries, crossroads, witchcraft, and ghosts, who was commonly associated with the moon; Nyx, goddess and personification of the night; Selene, Titaness goddess and personification of the moon

  7. Talk:Nisse (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    A Danish Nisse, a type of GNOME or Elf(The small kind) associated with Christmas in Danish tradition but not to be confused with the Norse mythology. A Nisser is a human-like mythical creature of Scandinavian folklore.

  8. Family trees of the Norse gods - Wikipedia

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    These are family trees of the Norse gods showing kin relations among gods and other beings in Nordic mythology. Each family tree gives an example of relations according to principally Eddic material however precise links vary between sources. In addition, some beings are identified by some sources and scholars.

  9. Nixie (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard: The Ship of the Dead; Grimm, Jacob (1835). Deutsche Mythologie (German Mythology); From English released version Grimm's Teutonic Mythology (1888); Available online by Northvegr 2004–2007: Chapter 17, page 11; Chapter 33, page 2. File retrieved 4 June 2007. Hellström, AnneMarie (1985).