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As in the rest of Europe, interest in Danish folklore was a result of national and international trends in the early 19th century. In particular, the German Romanticism movement was based on the belief that there was a relationship between language, religion, traditions, songs and stories and those who practiced them.
Nordic folklore is the folklore of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. It has common roots with, and has been under mutual influence with, folklore in England, Germany, the Low Countries, the Baltic countries, Finland and Sápmi. Folklore is a concept encompassing expressive traditions of a particular culture or group.
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 ...
In Norse mythology, troll, like thurs, is a term applied to jötnar and is mentioned throughout the Old Norse corpus. In Old Norse sources, trolls are said to dwell in isolated mountains, rocks, and caves, sometimes live together (usually as father-and-daughter or mother-and-son), and are rarely described as helpful or friendly. [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Danish folklore" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A set of images shared on Threads claims Denmark has purportedly offered to buy the U.S. View on Threads Verdict: False The claim is false and originally stems from a 2019 satire article published ...
Nixie (folklore) S. Slattenpatte This page was last edited on 11 August 2018, at 15:54 (UTC). Text ... Category: Danish legendary creatures. 2 languages ...
An incident off the coast of West Africa in late 2021 offered a rare look at the operations of Denmark's Fromandskorpset, or Frogman Corps. Meet the Danish Frogmen who just took down a boatful of ...