This time on Stranger Than podcast, Joanna and Nate talk about Gryla, Mari Lwyd, Krampus, and more!

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SOURCES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore#Gryla

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-icelands-christmas-witch-much-cooler-and-scarier-krampus-180967605/

https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/gryla-and-leppaludi-the-parents-of-the-icelandic-yule-lads

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/568050/gryla-christmas-troll-iceland

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/12/01/iceland-christmas-witch/

https://www.tor.com/2016/12/15/the-witches-of-winter/ (Rhyme)

https://www.vice.com/en/article/8xvqvz/praise-gryla-a-terrifying-christmas-cannibal-with-13-deviant-sons

https://yamunahrodvitnir.medium.com/gryla-the-yuletide-monster-of-iceland-a0a5d8f0d6ab (Origin info)

https://the-line-up.com/the-yule-lads-gryla-iceland (Also Gryla stories being banned)

https://scarylittlechristmas.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/icelandic-terrors/

https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/culture_and_living/2016/12/20/10_facts_about_the_icelandic_yule_lads/ (link with poems)

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/icelands-yule-lads-are-like-13-demented-santas-and-they-are-amazing

https://talesofyngiwulf.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/the-yule-lads-the-original-poem-jolasveinarnir/ (The original poem about the Yule lads)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore#Obscure_Yule_Lads

https://www.tor.com/2016/12/15/the-witches-of-winter/

https://www.lifewithcats.tv/2015/12/09/jolakotturinn-the-christmas-cat-of-iceland/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/each-christmas-icelands-yule-cat-takes-fashion-policing-extreme-180961420/

https://www.iizcat.com/post/4373/The-Christmas-Cat-of-Iceland-a-giant-terrifying-cat-that-gobbles-up-children-if-they-039-re-bad

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