- A
nisse (Danish: [ˈne̝sə], Norwegian: [ˈnɪ̂sːə]),
tomte (Swedish: [
ˈtɔ̂mːtɛ]), tomtenisse, or
tonttu (Finnish: [ˈtontːu]) is a
household spirit from Nordic...
- 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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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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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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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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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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precedents in the
first half of the 19th
century with the
Scandinavian nisse or
tomte, and
Saint Nicholas himself is
called an elf in A
Visit from St. Nicholas...
- Portugal) /
Goblin /
Hobgoblin Domovoy (Slavic)
Nisse (Norwegian or Danish) /
Tomte (Swedish) /
Tonttu (Finnish) Húsvættir (Norse)
Although the
cosmic status...
- tributaries. Jinn Kami Landvættir Seonangshin,
Korean equivalent Spirit house Tomte Tuatha Dé
Danann Chinese versions Cheng Huang Gong (City God),
Chinese official...
- 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...
