Alaina Urquhart

These sound delightful.

They're also, I'm going to attempt the other way to say them, Jolasvanar, but I'm going to say Yule Lads.

Okay.

So the Yule Lads are 13 Icelandic trolls.

They each have a distinct name and they each have a distinct personality.

Kind of like Snow White's dwarves.

Now, back in ancient times, apparently they just kind of caused trouble and mischief during Christmas time.

So they were used to scare children into behaving like all of these are.

Kind of like the Yule Cat, because they were like, the Yule Lads and the Yule Cat are going to come and they're going to fuck your world up, kid.

Don't keep doing that.

So now Icelandic children do get to enjoy 13 nights of Father Christmases, technically.

That's nice.

The Yule Lads come for these 13 nights, one of them on each night.

They're apparently now known as like very merry and mischievous.

Like they're like, they're almost like elves now instead of trolls, I would think.

Like they're just like, they're getting, they got much more chill.

So on each of these nights, children will place shoes on their windowsill.

And for the, you know, good boys and girls, whatever Yule Lad comes, they'll leave candy or like little treats in the shoe.

If you're a shitbag, then they're just going to leave you rotten potatoes.

Rotten potatoes.