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Day 11 – The 10th Icelandic Yule Lad (Gluggagægir) comes to Town
Tonight Gluggagægir, the 10th Yule Lad comes to town. To hear about the other Yule Lads that have already arrived and an overview of this Icelandic Christmas series, check out Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, and Day 10.
Below is the Icelandic and English version of the poem about Gluggagægir by Jóhannes úr Kötlum.
Icelandic version of the poem about Gluggagægir
Tíundi var Gluggagægir,
grályndur mann,
sem laumaðist á skjáinn
og leit inn um hann.
Ef eitthvað var þar inni
álitlegt að sjá,
hann oftast nær seinna
í það reyndi að ná.
English version of the poem about Gluggagægir
The tenth was Window Peeper,
a weird little twit,
who stepped up to the window
and stole a peek through it.
And whatever was inside
to which his eye was drawn,
he most likely attempted
to take later on.
Icelandic Christmas Tradition
Jólaterta – Christmas cake that is layered with jam and cream. You can find them in every supermarket wrapped up in plastic
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Tonight Gluggagægir, the 10th Yule Lad comes to town. To hear about the other Yule Lads that have already arrived and an overview of this Icelandic Christmas series, check out Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, and Day 10.
Below is the Icelandic and English version of the poem about Gluggagægir by Jóhannes úr Kötlum.
Icelandic version of the poem about Gluggagægir
Tíundi var Gluggagægir,
grályndur mann,
sem laumaðist á skjáinn
og leit inn um hann.
Ef eitthvað var þar inni
álitlegt að sjá,
hann oftast nær seinna
í það reyndi að ná.
English version of the poem about Gluggagægir
The tenth was Window Peeper,
a weird little twit,
who stepped up to the window
and stole a peek through it.
And whatever was inside
to which his eye was drawn,
he most likely attempted
to take later on.
Icelandic Christmas Tradition
Jólaterta – Christmas cake that is layered with jam and cream. You can find them in every supermarket wrapped up in plastic
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