Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. His elven holiday creatures are actually "tomte," also known as "nisse" and "tonttu" in other Scandinavian countries. According to ...

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A nisse, known as a tomte in Sweden, is what we’d think of as a gnome – a tiny, bearded man wearing a red, cone-shaped hat. In the year 1200, a Swedish man found a 6-inch-tall wooden statue ...

In Scandinavian folklore, gnomes (also known as tomte or nisse) are said to protect farms, families, and children, especially during the long winter nights. Over the years, I’ve grown a small ...

Across the region a gnome like character - called Tomte in Sweden and Nisse in Norway - is believed to protect barns and brings presents too. Every Christmas the children leave a bowl of porridge ...

Each room is an ode to its country’s mythological characters and stories. Little figurines are scattered throughout the exhibit, from Sweden’s tomte to Norway’s nisse. “All of these myths and legends, ...

In Nordic folklore, “the tomte,” or “nisse,” is a small creature that looks rather like a garden gnome figurine. These long-bearded, red-capped little lads are associated with Yule ...