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Yule Lads

Yule Lads Reloaded

by Pu on December 12, 2011

Yes, it’s that time of the year again. Christmas/Yule is approaching fast and snow and weather is helping to create just the right atmosphere. Yule is one of the biggest things in Iceland, although perhaps differently from what you would expect. In Iceland, Yule has still a lot to do with tradition. People of course […]

Some Icelandic Christmas Folklore pt. XIV – Kertasníkir AKA Yule Lad No. 13

by Pu on December 23, 2010

Last but not least! Kertasníkir (Candle Beggar) arrives just in time for Christmas celebrations, on December 24. Be careful: this Lad is perhaps one of the wickedest of the gang. The thirteenth was Candle Beggar – ’twas cold, I believe, if he was not the last of the lot on Christmas Eve. He trailed after […]

Some Icelandic Christmas Folklore pt. XIII – Ketkrókur AKA Yule Lad No. 12

by Pu on December 22, 2010

Another Yule Lad, another story of gluttony. Oh boy, aren’t these dudes a little repetitive? This time is Ketkrókur’s (Meat Hook) turn. He comes down from the mountains on December 23, Saint Thorlak’s Day. Meat Hook, the twelfth one, his talent would display as soon as he arrived on Saint Thorlak’s Day. He snagged himself […]

Some Icelandic Christmas Folklore pt. XII – Gáttaþefur AKA Yule Lad No. 11

by Pu on December 21, 2010

Gáttaþefur (Door Sniffer) is a big-nosed fellow that, instead of developing a nose complex and turning to rhinoplasty, used his protuberance to his own advantage. Eleventh was Door Sniffer, a doltish lad and gross. He never got a cold, yet had a huge, sensitive nose. He caught the scent of lace bread while leagues away […]

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