As some of you may have known, I was terribly busy, both because of the voluntary ban for MCM (Making Christmas Merrier) and then because of my vacation to Morocco which I must say, was a really pleasant experience, and I will make a blog about that as well later

However, I do not intend to leave you off with no information about the rest of the Yule lads. We still have 11 left to go through, so here they come (Warning: Expect a lot of photos). Link to the Previous Yule lad, Gully Gawk

The third up, is Stubby (Stúfur in Icelandic). Stubby is a very dwarfish/small lad, who steals pans and eats the crust out of them

Stubby was the third called,
a stunted little man,
who watched for every chance
to whisk off a pan.

Our fourth one is Spoon Licker (Þvörusleikir in Icelandic). He steals wooden spoons known as "þvörur" and he licks whatever is left on it. He is extremely thin due to malnutrition

The fourth was Spoon Licker;
like spindle he was thin.
He felt himself in clover
when the cook wasn´t in.

Our fifth one is Pot Scraper (Pottaskefill in Icelandic). He steals pots and eats the leftovers that are in it

Pot Scraper, the fifth one,
was a funny sort of chap.
When kids were given scrapings,
he´d come to the door and tap

Our sixth Yule lad is Bowl Licker (Askasleikir in Icelandic) . He hides under beds and waits for people to put down a special bowl known as "Askur" (a bowl with a lid on it) down and then he steals it and eats whatever he finds down there.... hopefully if it is edible

Bowl Licker, the sixth one,
was shockingly ill bred.
From underneath the bedsteads
he stuck his ugly head.

Our seventh is non other, and my personal favorite, Door Slammer (Hurðaskellir in Icelandic)! :love: As you can tell from the name, he likes to slam doors as loud as he can, and preferably during the night to wake every single person up in a house. He is quite the prankster as you can tell

The seventh was Door Slammer,
a sorry, vulgar chap:
When people in the twilight
would take a little nap

Now, onto the next one, a very strong chap Our eighth is Skyr Gobbler (Skyrgámur in Icelandic) who has an affinity for a special Icelandic type of yogurt known as Skyr (possibly the most healthy yogurt in the entire world). Because he eats this healthy type of food, he is known for his abnormal strength, and he can smash lids on giant barrels containing this type of food, with his bear hands :-o

Skyr Gobbler, the eighth,
was an awful stupid bloke.
He lambasted the skyr tub
till the lid on it broke

Our ninth would be Sausage Swiper (Bjúgnakrækir in Icelandic). He is known for hiding in rafters of houses and snatch sausages that were being smoked by the people of the house

The ninth was Sausage Swiper,
a shifty pilferer.
He climbed up to the rafters
and raided food from there.

Our tenth is Window Peeper (Gluggagægir in Icelandic). He would be known for peeping and looking through windows for something to steal.... and even children would especially fear this one, because if he saw them, he might even abduct them, that is why people sometimes hid during this day (December the 21st)

The tenth was Window Peeper,
a weird little twit,
who stepped up to the window
and stole a peek through it

The eleventh is Door Sniffer (Gáttaþefur in Icelandic). He was known for his abnormally large nose, which he would use to sniff the tasty smell of Laufabrauð (a very special kind of bread made here in Iceland during the Christmas Holidays ) which he would locate, find and then eat

Eleventh was Door Sniffer,
a doltish lad and gross.
He never got a cold, yet had
a huge, sensitive nose.

The twelfth is Meat Hook (Ketkrókur in Icelandic). He would use a hook which he put through people's chimneys to steal meat that was hanging about and eat it

Meat Hook, the twelfth one,
his talent would display
as soon as he arrived
on Saint Thorlak´s Day.

Our thirteenth and the last Yule lad is Candle Beggar (Kertasníkir in Icelandic). He was known for following children around and steal their candles (which in those days, was made out of edible material). He would proceed to eat the candles

The thirteenth was Candle Beggar
- ´twas cold, I believe,
if he was not the last
of the lot on Christmas Eve

Now those are all the Yule lads, who have now come to visit us. Today, they are much different than how I have presented them to you. Today, they give good children presents in their shoes they leave by the window, but they will give naughty children a potatoe. But back in the days, they were not so nice and were the worst rabble that plagued the Icelandic people during the Christmas holidays. Who knows.... perhaps they might revert back to their old habits :awuh: :awuh: :awuh:

Thank you all who have read this, and I hope you have had a great time reading this and hopefully my other Yule lad uploads (I made two other, with two other Yule lads, check em out in case you have missed them ;D)