Skognissevise, a Norwegian folksong. In english the title would be "forestgoblin ballad", even though a nisse and goblin is not exactly the same. Nisser usually live in barns and farm buildings at farms(In Norway). There are also husnisser, which live in houses, båtnisser, which live on Norwegian boats, and skogsnisser which lives in the forest. Nisser/fjøsnisser is the most common type and is best known, it has roots back to the viking age, and its a old tradition to set out porridge for him on Yule's day, its a offering to make him pleased so he will guard ur farm and ur animals and help you take care of it. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6SF-qKkECI
Artist: Arve Moen Bergset
Painter: Adolph Tidemand (A norwegian national-romantic painter)
This short song is a very local folk song that was used only among three neighboring farms at a place called Tveitt. The short song was sung as a welcome-song when the people from the two other farms joined up with the third to celebrate some specific event together, like Yule.
The title translated to english is 'Welcome with honour' and the lyrics goes like:
With honour we welcome thee
Here shall we sit
Sit in god's peace
Us neigbours three
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XY7f2mJSck
Harald Foss - Håkon den gode
http://www.legende.no/cd-utgivelser.html
http://www.last.fm/music/Harald+Foss
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdi3gH-Naxk