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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 andthe 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.

 

 

Large Elf Dolls

The large man doll is approximately 16 inches tall, and the lady 15 inches tall. They are vegan dolls.

These dolls have bamboo felt faces and hand painted German glass eyes. The ladies have handsculpted bamboo felt over clay faces. Their beards and hair vary from doll to doll, and are made from a variety of wonderful natural fibers such as hemp, organic cotton faux-fur, organic color grown cotton, imported German string mohair, black diamond bamboo sliver, and flax sliver, to name a few. Their eye brows are embroidered.

Their bodies are stuffed with glass pellets and cotton batting, their heads are stuffed with kapok, and their jointed, cloth legs stuffed with glass pellets. In order to show them in greater detail, they are sometimes shown standing in photos, however they do not stand on their own.

This elf doll's clothing is made from a variety of high quality vegan fabrics, such as woven cotton, organic color-grown cotton, hemp, cotton velveteen and recycled knits to name a few. Their mittens are bamboo felt and their boots are made of eco-friendly ultrasuede, which is fabricated from recycled materials. They are covered with handstitched patches, and the pom-poms or tassles on their hats and boots are all hand made.

The available elf dolls are shown below. The men elf photos show a representative doll of a particular style, or "name". Because they are handmade and we use no molds, each doll differs slighty, but the style (beard, clothing, eye color etc.) and workmanship are the same. Because the lady elf dolls have handsculpted faces, and we use no molds, they do differ too much from doll to doll to show a representative, so the exact lady elf doll available is photographed.
The dolls are signed by the doll artist or artists.


Large Elf Dolls

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