Something about Norwegian tradition...
1. Fjøsnissen er en skikkelse som i følge
folketroen holdt til i uthusene på en bondegård.
Barns Claus is a figure who, according to folklore lived in the outbuildings of a farm.
Barns Claus is a figure who, according to folklore lived in the outbuildings of a farm.
2. Nissen i norsk tradisjon overtok for
den norrøne gardvorden, en vette som passet på gården.
Claus in Norwegian tradition replaced the old Norse “gardvorden”, a wit (joker) who looked after the farm.
Claus in Norwegian tradition replaced the old Norse “gardvorden”, a wit (joker) who looked after the farm.
3. Andre navn på gardvorden eller nissen
kunne være tuft, tuftekall, tomt, gardsbonde, godbonde, haugebonde eller
rundbonde.
Other names for “gardvorden” or “nissen” could be “tuft, tuftekall, tomt, gardsbonde, godbonde, haugebonde or rundbonde”.
Other names for “gardvorden” or “nissen” could be “tuft, tuftekall, tomt, gardsbonde, godbonde, haugebonde or rundbonde”.
4. Tidligere ble fjøsnissen eller den
tradisjonelle nissen ofte beskrevet som en liten mann, ”ikke større enn et hestehode”, med langt skjegg og i grå klær, gjerne nikkers, og med rød lue slik de fleste bønder gikk kledd i gamle dager.
Previously, Barns Claus (fjøsnissen) or the traditional Santa (nissen) was often described as a small man, "no bigger than a horse's head," with a long beard and gray clothes, often (preferably)* in breeches and red hat as most farmers were dressed in the old days. ...
Previously, Barns Claus (fjøsnissen) or the traditional Santa (nissen) was often described as a small man, "no bigger than a horse's head," with a long beard and gray clothes, often (preferably)* in breeches and red hat as most farmers were dressed in the old days. ...
to be continued....
*Note:
ofte = often --> to do
with the time
gjerne = 2 meanings: to like to do sth very much & often; preferably
gjerne = 2 meanings: to like to do sth very much & often; preferably
TAKEN FROM:
Eli Kristine Økland Hausken. (2009). Available at: http://www.uib.no/universitetsmuseet/publikumstilbud/visste-du-at/nissen-i-tro-og-tradisjon.
Universitetsmuseet i Bergen
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