ÞVÖRUSLEIKIR
Spoon Licker / Dec. 15th Þvörusleikir is extremely tall and skinny, which might have had some influence on his love for wooden spoons. He waits patiently for the work to be finished in the kitchen before he, quick as a flash, grabs the dirty spoons and licks them.
POTTASKEFILL
Pot Licker / Dec. 16th
STÚFUR
STÚFUR
Stubby / Dec. 14th Stúfur is named for his height, or lack thereof. For some reason, he considers burnt bits of food that get stuck to the pan a particular delicacy and goes so far as to raid kitchens for dirty pans to get his hands on the good stuff.
Like Stúfur, this Yule Lad also likes to lick the remains from the inside of the pots, though in contrast to his brother he has no interest for burnt remains. His crimes are simple but thought out, he knocks at the door, and when the inhabitants rush to see who it is, he sneaks to the kitchen and cleans out the pots.
ASKASLEIKIR
Bowl Licker / Dec. 17th In the old days, Icelanders ate their food from a lidded wooden bowl called “askur,” with everyone having their own separate one. This old fellow would creep in, sometimes hide
WELL-BEHAVED CHILDREN Children are on their best behaviour in December when the Yule Lads are on the prowl and deposit gifts in the shoes of angelic boys and girls. Parents are also keen to remind their offspring that if they are not good, they will receive a potato in their shoe.
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