The Yule Lads
A bunch of sketches of the infamous Yule Lads from Icelandic folklore!
Consisting of thirteen mischievous little gnomish folk, the Yule Lads comes down from the mountains during the Christmas season, one for each day leading up to Christmas. Though they prank and steal from unwary villagers in their own unique ways, they will reward good children by leaving small gifts of food, money, or toys in their shoes (naughty children will only get a rotten potato).
The Thirteen Yule Lads are, in order:
1: Sheepcote Clod, who harasses sheep but is slowed down by his stiff wooden legs.
2: Gully-Gawk, who lurks in gullies to sneak into barns and steal milk from cows at night.
3: Stubby, an abnormally short fellow who breaks into kitchens to nab pie crusts.
4: Spoon-Licker, a thin and sickly lad who licks unwashed spoons.
5: Pot-Scraper, who scrapes the bottom of unwashed pots and pans for leftovers.
6: Bowl-Licker, who hides under beds and snatches away wooden bowls left on the floor for the dogs.
7: Door-Slammer, who goes around loudly slamming unlocked doors and waking people up at night.
8: Skyr-Gobbler, who scarfs down unguarded skyr (a kind of yogurt).
9: Sausage-Swiper, who hides in the rafters to swipe hung-up links of sausage.
10: Window-Peeper, who stares in through windows looking for things to steal, or just freak people out.
11: Doorway-Sniffer, a lad with a massive nose he uses to sniff out sweet leaf-bread through doorways.
12: Meathook, who reaches down chimneys and open windows to snatch hunks of smoked meat with his hook.
13: Candle-Beggar, who likes to eat tallow candles, preferably grabbed straight out of the hands of people walking alone at night.
Merry Christmas, everyone!