The kick off to this series was yesterday, so check out that if you want a primer on who the Yules Lads are and a bit about their family. One thing to keep in mind is that the Yule Lads travel in the evening/early morning, so they can get into town before children wake up. Tonight, the first Yule Lad, Stekkjastaur, is making his way to town. Below is the Icelandic and English version of the poem by Jóhannes úr Kötlum.

Stekkjastaur kom fyrstur, 

Hann vildi sjúga ærnar, 

The first of them was Sheep-Cote Clod.

He wished to suck the ewes,

Kids put a shoe in the window in Iceland. Back in the day, Icelandic Yule Lads were not bearers of gifts but the image of them has softened over time. This has resulted in them being associated with bringing either a gift that they left in your shoe if you were good or a potato, if you were bad.

Share on facebook