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Online Doll Shop Small 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. |
Small Elf (Nisse) Doll This doll is 8 inches in height and is shown on the left. 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. |
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Gunnar is 8 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. Gunnar has a felt face, light brown German mohair beard and sheared fleece hair. He has green, German glass eyes. Gunnar is clad in a brown herringbone wool tunic, linen sleeves and olive suedecloth legs. He has brown ultrasuede boots and belt, and a tan wool knit hat. He is covered with handstitched patches. Click here for a larger photo of Gunnar. Sample Only Online Dollshop reopens to orders 2009 
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Alf is 8 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. Alf has a felt face, white German mohair beard and sheared fleece hair. He has blue, German glass eyes. Alf is clad in Christmassy colors - a red wool tunic, woven cotton sleeves and brown suedecloth legs. He has taupe ultrasuede boots and belt, and a green wool knit hat. He is covered with handstitched patches. Click here for a larger photo of Alf. Sample Only Online Dollshop reopens to orders 2009
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Odell is 8 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. Odell has a felt face, light brown German mohair beard and sheared fleece hair. He has green, German glass eyes. Odell is clad in a tan wool tunic, woven cotton sleeves and gold suedecloth legs. He has brown ultrasuede boots and belt, and a deep red wool knit hat. He is covered with handstitched patches. Click here for a larger photo of Odell. Sample Only Online Dollshop reopens to orders 2009
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Henrik is 8 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. Henrik has a felt face, blue German glass eyes, a German mohair beard and sheared fleece head hair. We couldn't decide which hair color we liked best, so we are offering him in 2 hair color choices, white or light brown. Henrik is clad in a blue wool tunic, black and white woven cotton sleeves and brown suedecloth legs. He has taupe ultrasuede boots, a Swedish woven-trim belt, and a navy blue wool knit hat. He is covered with handstitched patches. Click here for a larger photo of Alf. Sample Only Online Dollshop reopens to orders 2009
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