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Bjúgnakrækir – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
Icelandic Name: Bjúgnakrækir
English Translation: Sausage-Swiper
Description: Would hide in the rafters and snatch sausages that were being smoked.
height: 10cm
width 7cm
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Kertasníkir – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
Icelandic Name: Kertasníkir
English Translation: Candle-Stealer
Description: Follows children in order to steal their candles (which in those days were made of tallow and thus edible).
height: 10cm
width 7cm -
Stúfur – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
Icelandic Name: Stúfur
English Translation: Stubby
Description: Abnormally short. Steals pans to eat the crust left on them.
height: 10cm
width 7cm
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Askasleikir – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
Icelandic Name: Askasleikir
English Translation: Bowl-Licker
Description: Hides under beds waiting for someone to put down their ‘askur’ (a type of bowl with a lid used instead of dishes), which he then steals.
height: 10cm
width 7cm
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Pottasleikir – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
Icelandic Name: Pottaskefill / Pottasleikir
English Translation: Pot-Scraper / Pot-Licker
Description: Steals leftovers from pots.
height: 10cm
width 7cm
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Giljagaur – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
Icelandic Name: Giljagaur
English Translation: Gully Gawk
Description: Hides in gullies, waiting for an opportunity to sneak into the cowshed and steal milk.
height: 10cm
width 7cm
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Grýla – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
The Yule Lads are traditionally said to be the sons of the mountain-dwelling trolls Grýla and Leppalúði. They would trek from the mountains to scare Icelandic children who misbehaved before Christmas. Additionally, the Yule Lads are often depicted with the Yule Cat, a beast that, according to folklore, eats children who don’t receive new clothes for Christmas.
Icelandic Name: Grýla
Description: Mother of the Yule Lads
height: 10cm
width 7cm -
Jóla kötturinn – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
Icelandic Name: Jóla kötturinn
English Translation: Yule Cat
Description: A beast that eats children who don’t receive new clothes for Christmas.
height: 10cm
width 7cm
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Gluggagægir – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
Icelandic Name: Gluggagægir
English Translation: Window-Peeper
Description: A voyeur who would look through windows in search of things to steal.
height: 10cm
width 7cm
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Hurðaskellir – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
Icelandic Name: Hurðaskellir
English Translation: Door-Slammer
Description: Likes to slam doors, especially during the night.
height: 10cm
width 7cm
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Gáttaþefur – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
Icelandic Name: Gáttaþefur
English Translation: Doorway-Sniffer
Description: Has an abnormally large nose and an acute sense of smell which he uses to locate laufabrauð.
height: 10cm
width 7cm
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Ketkrókur – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
Icelandic Name: Ketkrókur
English Translation: Meat-Hook
Description: Uses a hook to steal meat.
height: 10cm
width 7cm
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Þvörusleikir – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
Icelandic Name: Þvörusleikir
English Translation: Spoon-Licker
Description: Steals Þvörur (a type of a wooden spoon with a long handle – I. þvara) to lick. Is extremely thin due to malnutrition.
height: 10cm
width 7cm
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Leppalúði – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
The Yule Lads are traditionally said to be the sons of the mountain-dwelling trolls Grýla and Leppalúði. They would trek from the mountains to scare Icelandic children who misbehaved before Christmas. Additionally, the Yule Lads are often depicted with the Yule Cat, a beast that, according to folklore, eats children who don’t receive new clothes for Christmas.Icelandic Name: Leppalúði
Description: Father of the Yule Lads.
height: 10cm
width 7cm
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Skyrgámur – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
Icelandic Name: Skyrgámur
English Translation: Skyr-Gobbler
Description: A Yule Lad with an affinity for skyr.
height: 10cm
width 7cm
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Stekkjastaur – Raven Design
kr. 1.290,00Add to cartThe Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are characters from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. There are thirteen of these characters. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.
Icelandic Name: Stekkjarstaur
English Translation: Sheep-Cote Clod
Description: Harasses sheep, but is impaired by his stiff peg-legs.
height: 10cm
width 7cm
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