The Yule Lads Terrified Children Across Iceland
Ridiculous History
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You'll Lads, You Know, Kind of Boorish, Sort of Oafish Kind of Creatures
One folk lorist tells us they've met more than 800 icelanders that believe they've seen elves. And the yule lads that these folks said they saw were always described as old fashioned, dressed poor and hungry trying to get food. O, not forget that this was all based on scarcity and the threat of starvation.
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