Tomte

Summary

Tomte ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (834 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• Tomte is a type of household sprite^[2].
• Tomte is a type of little people^[3].
• Tomte is part of Norse mythology^[4].
• Tomte is part of Nordic folklore^[5].
• Tomte's Commons category is recorded as Nisser (folklore)^[6].
• Tomte's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nisser (Folklore)^[7].
• Tomte's Commons gallery is recorded as Nisse^[8].
• Tomte's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'tomte, nisse, tomtenisse'}^[9].
• Tomte's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'tomtenisse'}^[10].
• Tomte's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'tonttu'}^[11].
• Tomte's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'päkapikk'}^[12].
• Tomte's different from is recorded as Nisse^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include household sprite^[2] and little people^[3].

Use and Application

Part of include Norse mythology^[4], a mythology by ethnic group^[14] and Nordic folklore^[5], a folklore of an area^[15].

Why It Matters

Tomte ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (834 views/month).^[1] Tomte has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] Tomte is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]