The Follow Me Podcast - Icelandic and Nordic Stories

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Merry Christmas! (Well, here in the Nordic countries, it’s Christmas.) Candle-Beggar is the last of the Yule Lads! He eats candles, for some reason. Listen to find out more! Thank you so much for being a part of Follow Me Iceland for this year. We truly appreciate you, and we hope you’ll keep listening. Thanks […]

Hide away your legs of smoked lamb, because Meat-Hook, the 12th yule lad is in town, and he’s getting ready to steal your meat! This is the second to last episode of our Christmas series about the yule lads. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for the very last one of these. Thanks so much […]

If peeping through windows wasn’t weird enough for you with yesterday’s yule lad, Window-Peeper, today’s lad is all about sniffing doors. Well, doorways, to be fair. Listen to find out all about Door-Sniffer, the 11th Yule Lad. Don’t forget to share and subscribe. We will forever love you for it.

The creep meter is raised a bit with today’s yule lad: Window Peeper. This dude creeps around and peeps into people’s windows. However, as you’ll see during the episode, it’s not all creepy – he’s actually possible the most clever of the lot. Listen to today’s episode to hear why. Don’t forget to share and […]

This is one of our favorite Yule Lad. He steals sausages, and his name is Sausage-Swiper. And any sausage lover is fine by us. Today’s episode is brought to you by sausages. (Please, sausage makers, sponsor us – send us free sausages!) Remember to subscribe and leave a review!

Have you ever heard of Skyr? It’s a cross between yoghurt and soft cheese, and it’s a traditional Icelandic food. It’s truly delicious. And the 8th Yule Lad, Skyr-Gobbler, agrees. He’s all about dairy. In today’s episode of the podcast we tell you all about Skyr-Gobbler, and Eyvi has a huge problem with saying the […]

You might not have slept very well last night, because Door-Slammer was making a racket! This mischievous Yule Lad is not so much about the thieving, as most of his brothers, but mainly enjoys making noise and disturbing people’s sleep. He’s just a jerk! We hope you enjoy today’s episode.

Back in the day, the people of Iceland would generally eat out of a special bowl, called “askur,” which were carved wooden bowls with lids. Each person had their own bowl, and would keep them by their beds. Bowl-Licker, the 6th Yule Lad, hides under people’s beds and licks their bowls. He’s a creepy fellow. […]

Pot-Scraper is the fifth Yule Lad. He steals pots away from children and scrapes the leftovers out of them. He’s a connoisseur like that. Listen to this episode to hear all about the quirks of Pot-Scraper, and our thoughts on his obsession with pots. Also, please do your dishes so trolls don’t break into your […]