The Ribe Elves

Christmas elves with their own stories

Have you heard the story of the nisser in Ribe? It is said that they came to the town with the first traders all the way back in the 8th century, when Ribe was founded. Since then they have lived their quiet nisse lives among the town's old houses, along the river, in attics and cellars, and now some of them have found their way into the Ribenisserne® from Ib Laursen.

Ribenisserne is a brand-new series of Christmas nisser, where each nisse has its own name, expression and story. They are not just decorative figurines, but little characters from a cosy universe rooted in Denmark's oldest town. The series is made for both those who love classic nisser and those who want to start a new Christmas tradition and collect nisser year after year.

Meet the Ribenisserne and their little tales

In the Ribenisserne universe each nisse has its own life. Agnes makes rice porridge using her mother's old recipe, Hans zips down the little hill by Slotsbanken, Thorvald likes to take a nap after dinner, and Freja cuts down her own Christmas tree out behind Ydermøllen.

It is precisely those small stories that make the Ribenisserne from Ib Laursen something special. The figures gain character and life, and you will want to get to know the whole nisse family.

Collect Ribenisserne year after year

Ribenisserne is designed as a nisse series that can grow with your Christmas traditions. Each year new family members are added, so the collection can gradually be expanded with new nisser and stories.

This makes the Ribenisserne ideal as collector nisser. Start with the nisse whose story or look speaks to you, and let more move in over time. After a few years the small collection may have become a whole nisse family that belongs just as naturally to Christmas as the other decorations you look forward to bringing out each December.

Christmas nisser in beautiful boxes

Each Ribenisse comes in a beautiful box, and the nisse's own story is included. The packaging is therefore part of the experience and also makes the nisser a cosy gift idea for others who love Christmas and the old Danish nisse traditions.

Place the Ribenisserne on the windowsill, on a shelf, among the Christmas decorations, or collect several to create a small nisse scene. With their red hats, cosy outfits and whimsical stories, they bring nostalgia, tales and plenty of Christmas spirit into the home.

At Juleeventyr.com you can follow the Ribenisserne family as new members join year after year. Maybe your own collection will begin with a single nisse this year.