1.0Floris Books Bloghttps://www.florisbooks.co.uk/blogFloris Bookshttps://www.florisbooks.co.uk/blog/author/floris/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="euzOYsG4Pz"><a href="https://www.florisbooks.co.uk/blog/2014/01/27/what-is-a-tomte/">What is a Tomte?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.florisbooks.co.uk/blog/2014/01/27/what-is-a-tomte/embed/#?secret=euzOYsG4Pz" width="600" height="338" title="“What is a Tomte?” — Floris Books Blog" data-secret="euzOYsG4Pz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.florisbooks.co.uk/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.florisbooks.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Tomtes-of-Hilltop-Stream.jpg250183The tomte (or nisse in Norway and Denmark) is a creature from Scandinavian myth. Tomtes are generally thought to be small, bearded men who wear brightly coloured caps, although there are many regional variations to the story. They are rarely seen by humans so it is very difficult to obtain an accurate description! Traditionally, tomtes […]