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Online Doll Shop Medium Nisse (Norwegian Elf) Dolls |
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Legend of the Nisse 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 the 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. |
Medium Elf (Nisse) Doll This doll is made in different styles and averages twelve inches in height; the doll shown on the left is one of our favorite styles. Each year we make a limited number of Nisse dolls with specific names. Dolls of the same name are of the same size and have the same attire for that year. Each doll comes with the Nisse Legend, and is signed, numbered and dated by the elf maker. The photos of the men elf dolls below show 2 representative dolls of each limited edition character currently available. Please note that as all dolls are individually handmade without the use of molds, they differ slightly from each other, even within an edition. No two dolls are exactly alike. That, we believe, is part of their charm! Of course the design style, materials, outfits and construction quality are the same for all dolls within the edition. Lady elf dolls for sale (when we offer them) do show photos of the exact doll for sale, as the faces differ too much from doll to doll to show a representative. |
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Asumund is 12 inches tall and filled with glass pellets. His arms are wired and he is jointed at the knees. He is shown standing to provide more detail, but he does not stand on his own. Asmund has a felt face, light brown German mohair beard and sheared fleece hair. He has blue, German glass eyes. Asmund is clad in a gray wool tunic, woven light blue and olive cotton sleeves and brown suedecloth legs. He has olive ultrasuede boots and belt, and a cotton knit hat in faded olives and beige. He is covered with handstitched patches. Click here for a larger photo of Asmund. Online Dollshop reopens to orders 2009 
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Per is 12 inches tall and filled with glass pellets. His arms are wired and he is jointed at the knees. He is shown standing to provide more detail, but he does not stand on his own. Per has a felt face, white German mohair beard and sheared fleece hair. He has blue, German glass eyes. Per is clad in a red wool tunic, red woven cotton sleeves and green suedecloth legs. He has brown ultrasuede boots and belt, and a green wool knit hat. He is covered with handstitched patches. Click here for a larger photo of Per. Online Dollshop reopens to orders 2009
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"Gunther" is 12 inches tall and filled with glass pellets. His arms are wired and he is jointed at the knees. He is shown standing to provide more detail, but he does not stand on his own. Gunther has a felt face and blue, German glass eyes. His beard is German mohair and top of head hair is sheared fleece. We could not decide which beard color we liked best, so we're offerring a choice of light brown or white hair. Gunther is clad in purples and wines - dark purple wool tunic, lighter purple woven cotton sleeves and sepia suedecloth legs. He has brown ultrasuede boots and belt, and a wine cotton velveteen hat. He is covered with handstitched patches. Click here for a larger photo of Gunther. Online Dollshop reopens to orders 2009
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Halldor is 12 inches tall and filled with glass pellets. His arms are wired and he is jointed at the knees. He is shown standing to provide more detail, but he does not stand on his own. Halldor has a felt face, light brown German mohair beard and sheared fleece hair. He has green, German glass eyes. Halldor is clad in a light rust wool tunic, rust and gold woven cotton sleeves and gold suedecloth legs. He has brown ultrasuede boots, a Swedish trim belt, and a rosey-orange wool knit hat. He is covered with handstitched patches. Click here for a larger photo of Halldor. Online Dollshop reopens to orders 2009
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