Illustration: Einar Norelius' Bland Tomtar Och Troll (1934)

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I didn't intend to do another posting on this subject so soon, but today's post is taking a bit longer than I expected. (For Ren & Stimpy fans, it will be worth the wait!) Check back again on Thursday.

Recently, we featured illustrations from the Swedish Christmas annual, Bland Tomtar Och Troll. (Einar Norelius' Bland Tomtar Och Troll (1929) and John Bauer's Bland Tomtar Och Troll 1917) The artists on this series were John Bauer, Gustaf Tenggren, and Einar Norelius.

Here are more examples of the genius of Einar Norelius- the 1934 edition of Bland Tomtar Och Troll...















Is it just me, or do some of these characters seem to be perfectly designed for use as stop motion puppets? If you have any information on Einar Norelius, please let us know about it in the comments below.

See also... Einar Norelius' Bland Tomtar Och Troll 1929, John Bauer's Bland Tomtar Och Troll (1917), and Gustaf Tenggren's Grimm's Fairy Tales Part One and Part Two.

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