Nisse (folklore) (redirect from Tomte)
A nisse (Danish: [ˈne̝sə], Norwegian: [ˈnɪ̂sːə]), tomte (Swedish: [ˈtɔ̂mːtɛ]), tomtenisse, or tonttu (Finnish: [ˈtontːu]) is a mythological creature from...
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Tomte Tummetott and the Fox (original: Tomte Tummetott und der Fuchs) is a 2007 German film directed by Sandra Schießl and based on the novels The Tomten...
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German musician and author. He is a founding member of the indie-pop band Tomte and also writes for the magazines Intro, Visions, Spex and Musikexpress...
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Garden gnomes share a resemblance to the Scandinavian tomte and nisse, and the Swedish term "tomte" can be translated as "gnome" in English. Several gnome...
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Tomte is an indie band from Hamburg, Germany. Their lyrics are almost completely in German and their sound could be described as guitar pop with some...
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captures a tomte in a net. In exchange for his freedom, the tomte offers Nils a large gold coin. Nils rejects the offer, and so the tomte transforms Nils...
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The tonttu is the Finnish version of the Swedish tomte. The Finnish tonttu and the Swedish tomte are related to the words tontti (Finnish) and tomt...
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of the Visigoth or Swabian culture given its comparable looks with the “Tomte” of the Swedish language conceptualized as a mischievous spirit inhabiting...
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that if Nils frees him, the tomte will give him a huge gold coin. Nils rejects the offer and the tomte turns Nils into a tomte, which leaves him shrunken...
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tradition of sharing the meal with the guardian of the homestead, called tomte or nisse (see also blót). In Finland, Christmas rice porridge is sometimes...
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Portugal) / Goblin / Hobgoblin Domovoy (Slavic) Nisse (Norwegian or Danish) / Tomte (Swedish) / Tonttu (Finnish) Húsvættir (Norse) Although the cosmic status...
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the elves. In more modern tales, it isn't uncommon for a rather ugly male Tomte, Troll, Vätte or a Dwarf to fall in love with a beautiful Elven female,...
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first two are with musician Max Martin Schröder, from the German indie band Tomte. She has been in a relationship with actor Trystan Pütter since 2017. As...
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singer/drummer/songwriter Bela B.,[citation needed] Kettcar,[citation needed] Tomte,[citation needed] and many other bands,[vague] most of them underground...
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(folklore), a mythical creature in Scandinavian mythology also known as Tomte Niels, a Scandinavian given name, as a pet form Nils, a Scandinavian given...
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Power animal Púca, Irish folklore Psilocybin Qareen Shikigami Spiriduş Tomte Torngarsuk Toyol Tulpa Tutelary deity Wayob Wekufe Yekyua Wilby 2005, pp...
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similarities to "northern fairies", Germanic and Scandinavian elves, or Nordic Tomte, but pixies are distinguished from them by the myths and stories of Devon...
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Saint Nissen, a 5th century Irish abbot a creature in Norse mythology, see Tomte a Nissen hut, a building shaped like a tube cut in half along the middle...
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precedents in the first half of the 19th century with the Scandinavian nisse or tomte, and St Nicholas himself is called an elf in A Visit from St. Nicholas (1823)...
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for forests. Local animistic deities, haltia, which resemble Scandinavian tomte, were also given offerings to, and bear worship was also known.[citation...
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Christkind; Kris Kringle; Joulupukki; tomte/nisse; Babbo Natale; Saint Basil; and Ded Moroz. The Scandinavian tomte (also called nisse) is sometimes depicted...
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Jinn Kami Landvættir Seonangshin, Korean equivalent Shekhinah Spirit house Tomte Tuatha Dé Danann Chinese versions Cheng Huang Gong (City God), Chinese official...
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naughty boy Nils, who delights in torturing animals, is bewitched by a tomte. Now shrunken to a small size and able to talk to animals, he flies across...
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Schule", a term used for alternative music bands like Tocotronic, Blumfeld, Tomte or Kante. The meeting point of the Hamburg School was long considered to...
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Gnomes which was a retelling of the original series as David and his nephew Tomte now travel the world to save animals and preserve nature as it is endangered...
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remembered by, the Saisiyat people of Taiwan Taotao Mona Tikoloshe Tiyanak Tomte / Tonttu / Nisse - Scandinavian Folklore Trauco - Chilote mythology Trows...
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Anthropomorphic pre-Olympian gods in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Tomte – In Finnish mythology, a type of dwarf or goblin-like creature associated...
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elverfolk, ellefolk nøkke, nisse, fe alf Swedish älva skogsrå, skogsfru, tomte alv, alf Norwegian (bokmål) alv, alvefolk vette, huldra alv Icelandic álfur...
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has inherited from the Germanic/Scandinavian tradition. The Scandinavian tomte is likewise usually depicted with a red knitted cap, such a cap is also...
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Material zum Film Tomte Tummetott und der Fuchs Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, P. 7 (PDF). "Tomte Tummetott és a róka / Tomte Tummetott and...
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