Nisse (folklore)
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A nisse, tomte, tomtenisse, or tonttu 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 sta
A tomtenisse made of salt dough. A common Scandinavian Christmas decoration, 2004.
A nisse eating Christmas porridge. A beer stein beside it. ―Illustration by Vincent Stoltenberg Lerche.
A nisse as stable-boy. ―Illustration by Hans Gude. Asbjørnsen (1896) Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr
Nisser on a windowsill
Duende
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The Duende is a humanoid figure of folklore, with variations from Iberian, Ibero American, and Latin American cultures, comparable to dwarves, gnomes, or leprechauns.
Nisse (folklore)
…Scandinavian nisse or nisse-god-dreng ("good-lad") in similar lists compiled by T. Crofton Croker (1828) and William John Thoms (1828). Both name Spain's "duende", the latter claiming an exact match with the "Tomte Gubbe", explaining duende to be a contraction of "dueño de casa" meaning "master of the house" in…
Duendecitos by Francisco Goya, 1799
Model of a duende