Ravik Norwegian Nisse
Ravik is ready for a festive day! The word went out by messenger, a week ago, inviting all the Nisser in the area to a fun filled party to celebrate. Celebrate what? Why everything … their friends, the wildlife, the pine trees and the little rivers that surround their tiny cabins with their warm hearths. The Everything Celebration is to be held in a large meadow at the base of a mountain, quite far from Ravik’s home, so he must get a move on if he’s to make it on time!
Far away, in the small mountainous country of Norway, there live a variety of creatures known in Nordic folklore as trolls. These trolls, and their numerous relations, come in all shapes and sizes, from the big ugly mountain trolls, to the small elflike ?Nisse?.
For the most part, they make their homes in the jagged, pine-covered mountains, and spend their days wandering through the beautiful still valleys, surrounded by dark pine trees with only the sound of the wind and the little tumbling streams. Unlike most trolls, which prefer to spend their days with little human contact, ?Nisse? has a special place as an unseen helper in the home.
At Christmas time, Norwegians offer some small tokens of recognition and affection to the Nisse to show that they are accepted as they are?not outwardly beautiful but faithful in all their ways. In return, the Nisse takes good care of the family in the coming year.
All Folklore Norwegian Elf Dolls share the following features:
- Hats are wired for the perfect elf look!
- Handmade pompoms or tassels made from natural fibers.
- Lined tunics of hand loomed cotton, cotton velveteen, linen or other natural fiber.
- Garment dyed cotton or linen sleeves.
- Bamboo felt or ultra-suede mittens.
- Hand sewn patches
- Hand embroidered eyebrows and German glass eyes.
- Felt face, individually hand sculpted. Neck joint allows head to turn.
- Hemp or flax beard and hair, created from raw natural fiber.
- Bodies filled with glass pellets and kapok, or organic cotton stuffing.
- Wired arms for posing and holding important elf possessions.
- Brass or lead-free pewter embellishments: keys, acorns, etc.
- Cotton velveteen legs, filled with glass pellets, jointed at the knees for sitting.
- Ultra-suede boots.
- Hand made accessories.
- 14" high (12" when seated on the cedar wood base).
- A sustainable Northern white cedar stump seat and Folklore of the Nisse story tag are included with each figure.
- Please note that the rustic cedar seats may contain splits or cracks, or become split as they age - this is a normal part of the wood.
