Cat Lady Post Ahead

For all my fellow cat people out there. See that huge cat? That is Tjukken (Don), he weighs 25lbs and is massive. The smaller cat is my little American shorthair/barn cat, Ribbon who weighs about 11lbs. Though they are both cats, the larger one is a Norsk skogskatt, Norwegian Forest Cat, which is probably my …

Trolls trolls trolls

^Whatta hunk! Trolls are one of the most widely known mythical creature of Norway! You can often find little figurines of trolls in Norwegian homes (even my fairy-tale lacking home has one!) This one is known as a lykketroll or råkketroll/rokketroll. A good luck troll, they're similar to the well known Danish toy trolls, Good …

Nisse

^Not a nisse, but wearing a nisselue. This is coming a little out of season, but nisse play a big role in Norwegian folklore, especially around Christmas. A nisse has the same character as a pixi, they're not exactly good but they're also not evil. They tend to play little pranks here and there,but nothing …