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Gary The Flan
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The final Yule Lad – Number 13
Kertasnikir | Candle-Stealer The final Yule Lad is Kertasnikir, whose name translates to “Candle-Stealer” or “Candle-Beggar.” He emerges on Christmas Eve in Iceland. Like hi…
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December 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Yule Lad December 23
Ketkrokur | Meat-Hook Christmas culinary traditions vary significantly between families, but there is one common central feature to most festive feasts, and that’s the meat. In Icelandic folklore, …
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December 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Yule Lad Number 11
Gattathefur | Doorway-Sniffer Gattathefur, or “Doorway-Sniffer,” may have come into folklore due to the whistling breaths of the wind creeping through Iceland’s draughty turf houses. Si…
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December 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Yule Lad December 21
Gluggagaegir | Window-Peeper The tenth Yule Lad to descend from over the festive season was perhaps the creepiest of all: Gluggagaegir, or “Window-Peeper.” Considering the darkness…
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December 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Yule Lad Number 9
Bjugnakraekir | Sausage-Snatcher Smoking meat is one of the favorite cooking methods in Iceland. Smoked fish and lamb are popular throughout the year, as well as smoked sausages known in Icelandic …
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December 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Yule lad December 19
Skyrgamur | Skyr-Gobbler The meals leading up to Christmas are, without a doubt, some of the best of the year. One can indulge in perfectly cooked poultry, nut roasts, mince pies, gingerbread men, …
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December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Yule Lad Number Seven
Hurdaskellir | Door-Slammer Hurdaskellir has a modus operandi he learned from another of the oldest horror tropes. In English, his name is “Door-Slammer,” and as this Yule Lad embarks o…
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December 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Yule Lad December 17
Askasleikir | Bowl-LickerGully-Gawk is out stealing milk, Stubby is munching on the crust of pans, Pot-Scraper is scoffing down leftovers and skinny Spoon-Licker is doing exactly what his name sugg…
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December 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Yule Lad number five December 16
Pottaskefill, known in English as “Pot-Scraper,” is like many of his brothers in that his Christmas hi-jinks are gluttonous. Breaking into one home after another, he seeks out pots of s…
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December 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Yule Lad December 15
Thvorusleikir, the fourth Yule Lad, is known in English as “Spoon-Licker.” This Christmas troll set out on his nationwide tour of mischief on the fifteenth of December each year, to bre…
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December 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Yule Lad Number Three December 14
Stufur | Stubby The third Yule Lad, Stufur or “Stubby,” became a nuisance throughout Iceland at Christmas by stealing the household pans for the delicious crust that remained on them. F…
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December 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Yule Lad December 13
Giljagaur | Gully Gawk Giljagaur, or “Gully Gawk,” was the second Icelandic Yule Lad to arrive in human settlements. Hiding in the gullies around a house, waiting until its residents ha…
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December 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Watch for the Yule Lads
Just returning from Iceland, we learned that Iceland does not have a single fictional character called Santa, they have 13 fictional characters who make an appearance during Christmas time. The 13 …
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December 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Iceland Air flight 1671 from Reykjavík to Denver last night. Not a bad view coming into DIA. #blueskyphotos
December 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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What flag is that 12.11.2025
The flag of the Northern Territories of Australia. Located in the North Central region of Australia. Its largest city is Darwin. It is the ancestral home of the Australian Indigenous people, with m…
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December 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Bucket list travelogue Day 5
On last full day in Iceland we decided to go to the National Museum to learn more about the country we had been spending time in. On our hike to the Museum we walked by one of the oldest cemeteries…
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December 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Bucket list travelogue Day 4
The travelers in Sky Lagoon The morning hours were spent in the geothermal mineral hot springs outside of Reykjavik. The strange feeling of being in a gigantic outdoor swimming pool in Iceland. The…
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December 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Bucket list travelogue. Day 2 into 3
There is no doubt that a major tourist attraction of Iceland are the Northern Lights. Since it is completely weather dependent and can’t be scheduled, you ‘take what you can get the day you go out.…
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December 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Bucket list travelogue Day 2
Starting out early? Not really, at 10:00 the moon is still out and only starting to get light. Walking past a world famous bakery. Braud’ home to the best cinnamon bun in the world. Our first desti…
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December 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Bucket list travelogue: Day one
Arriving in Reykjavik at 6:00 am it remained darker than the inside of a cow until 11:00 am. At 11:10 the sun began a slow dawning. Shot taken at Thingvellir National Park. The number two island in…
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December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Who goes to Iceland in December?
Coming Soon: ‘In search of the Yule Cat’, a bucket list travelogue of the safest country in the world.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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What Flag is That 12.03.2025
The island republic of Seychelles. It is composed of 115 islands found in the Indian Ocean, 1,000 miles from Kenya Africa and 700 miles northeast of Madagascar. This set of islands was known for ce…
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December 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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What Flag Is That 12.02.2025
The Great Qing, aka: The Qing Dynasty. It was the last imperial dynasty in China, lasting from 1636-1912. After The Qing Dynasty came the Republic of China. At it’s height it had a population of 40…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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What flag is that 12.01.2025
Franco-Ontarians (French: Franco-Ontariens or Franco-Ontariennes if female, sometimes known as Ontarois and Ontaroises) are Francophone Canadians t…
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December 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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What flag is that 11.30.2025 St Andrew’s Day
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom’s land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of …
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November 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM