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  1. Six calves were once trapped inside a Vosborg house for two weeks after being snowed in during a winter storm. When the snow finally melted, their owners were amazed to find them not only still alive but well feed, which they attributed to the work of the Nisse. #FolkloreSunday

    📷 : Diljaz

    #Folklore #Folktale #Nisse #Tomte #NordicFolklore #ScandanavianFolklore #Winter #Vosborg #Denmark

  2. Similar in appearance to gnomes, the nissen help care for the livestock on Scandinavian farms. They have a particular fondness for the horses, and undoing the braids that a nisse puts in a horse’s mane can anger him to the point of malicious retaliation.

    #MythologyMonday #Folklore #Scandinavia #NordicFolklore #Nisse #Nissen @mythologymonday

    📷: Brigitta Schneiter