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The Yuletide-lads, Yule Lads, or Yulemen (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar), are figures from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus (Father Christmas). Their number has varied over time, but currently there are considered to be thirteen.[1] They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children on window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes,[2] depending on the child’s behaviour throughout the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Lads
Poll Results
| Option | Votes |
| Bjúgnakrækir (Sausage-Swiper) Would hide in the rafters and snatch sausages that were being smoked | 4 |
| Stekkjarstaur (Sheep-cote clod) Harasses sheep, but is impaired by his stiff peg-legs. | 3 |
| Gáttaþefur (Doorway-Sniffer) Has an abnormally large nose and an acute sense of smell which he uses to locate laufabrauð | 1 |
| Þvörusleikir (Spoon-Licker) Steals Þvörur (a type of a wooden spoon with a long handle – I. þvara) to lick. Is extremel | 1 |
| Pottaskefill (Pot-Scraper) Steals leftovers from pots | 1 |
| Gluggagægir (Window-Peeper) A snoop who would look through windows in search of things to steal | 1 |
| Ketkrókur (Meat-Hook) Uses a hook to steal meat | 0 |
| Skyrgámur (Skyr-Gobbler) A Yule Lad with an affinity for skyr | 0 |
| Hurðaskellir (Door Slammer) Likes to slam doors, especially during the night | 0 |
| Askasleikir (Bowl-Licker) Hides under beds waiting for someone to put down their "askur" (a type of bowl with | 0 |
| Stúfur (Stubby) Abnormally short. Steals pans to eat the crust left on them | 0 |
| Giljagaur (Gully hawk) Hides in gullies, waiting for an opportunity to sneak into the cowshed and steal milk | 0 |
| Kertasníkir (Candle-Stealer) Follows children in order to steal their candles (which in those days were made of tallow | 0 |
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