-
relatively late, and that
native names found in
Norway such as tomte,
tomtegubbe, tufte, tuftekall, gardvord, etc., date much older. The term
nisse may...
- "Tomtegubben som hade snuva", also
known as "En
liten tomtegubbe satt en gång", is a
Swedish children's song from 1915,
written by
Felix Körling. The song...
- and
building site. (Later, such
local spirits are also
referred to as a
tomtegubbe ["old man of the homestead"] in Swedish). The
kotihaltija (home elf, home...
