Icelandic Christmas folklore
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icelandic-christmas-folklore-169-15591863
title:
Icelandic Christmas folklore
text:
Icelandic Christmas folklore depicts mountain-dwelling characters and monsters who come to town during Christmas. The stories are directed at children and are used to scare them into good behavior. The folklore includes mischievous pranksters who leave gifts at night and monsters who eat disobedient children. The figures are depicted as living together as a family in a cave and include:
- Grýla, is an ogress with an appetite for the flesh of mischievous children, whom she cooks in a large pot.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Folklore from Iceland during Christmas
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore
date created:
2005-12-05T20:36:11Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T18:09:09Z
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