Grýla and Skyrgámur (a Yule Lad fond of skyr) depicted in a sculpture at Keflavík International Airport.. Icelandic Christmas folklore depicts mountain-dwelling characters and monsters who …

The 13 Yule Lads are as much a part of the country's festive tradition as the Icelandic Christmas Book Flood and eating smoked lamb.. Today, their image has largely been sanitized. Rather …

The Yule Lads travel long distances across the snowy Icelandic mountains to visit children, one at a time, in the 13 nights leading up to Christmas. Instead of cookies and milk, Icelandic children …

Grýla is closely associated with Christmas folklore in younger traditions. [2] The oldest extant source connecting Grýla with Christmas is a poem that was likely co-composed by the Rev. …

What are the 13 Yule Lads? The Yule Lads are troll-being brothers who were originally trouble-makers, causing mischief each night. It seems they may have been influenced by Santa Claus …

Nov 23, 2023 · Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, Icelandic folklorist Jón Árnason began collecting tales in the 19th century, introducing the Yule Lads in his 1862 anthology. Icelandic poet …

Dec 22, 2024 · In Iceland, their Christmastime characters are a family of trolls (Grýla, Leppalúði, and the Yule Lads), along with a large cat (known as the Yule Cat). While some can bring …

Feb 4, 2013 · The Icelandic Yule Lads have little resemblance to the famous Santa Claus. The Icelandic Yule Lads are descended from trolls and their original role was to strike fear in the …

Oct 29, 2024 · What each of the Yule Lads is known for has changed over the years too. Now the most widely accepted version of the tale comes from the 1932 poem Jólasveinavísur (“Yule …

Dec 18, 2020 · In Iceland there are 13 Santa Clauses or Yule Lads. They live nearby Reykjavik in a mountain called Esjan with their troll mother Gryla and father Leppaludi. Their cat is called …