Before the Yule Lads Evolved Into Icelandic Versions of Santa Claus, They Terrorized Children Into Following the Rules
Sculptures of Grýla, mother of the 13 Yule Lads, and Skyrgámur, a Yule Lad fond of Icelandic yogurt Andrii Gladii via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 In Icelandic folklore, 13 merry but mischievous brothers known as the Yule Lads take turns visiting …