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Icelandic folklore. Yule Lad, 20 December. The Yule Lad who pinches the smoked sausages hung up to keep. Icelandic name: Bjúgnakrækir.
Voice and manner
Nimble, cheeky and up high. He is sure no one ever looks up.
Our summary from the folklore, not a quote.
Known for
He arrives on 20 December. Farms hung their smoked sausages up high to keep. He climbs up and helps himself.
Why he is funny
He takes the last pig in a blanket. He says nobody was looking.
In our picture
A burnt orange cap, moss green leggings and one sausage tugged from the larder rack.
Lines in their own words
None. Folk tales have no single author, so there is nothing to quote. Every line on this page is our own.
Reference sheet
Looks we will not copy
- Any film, TV, cartoon or game version
- Any published book illustration of the Yule Lads, old or new
- Any tourism mascot, shop, brand or Christmas market costume look
- Red Santa suits, Santa hats or white fur trim
Built from Icelandic folklore only, with no single author. Nothing on this page is quoted. Pictures are made with AI from the folklore in our own house style and checked by hand so they copy no film, book illustration, mascot or costume look.