Yule Lad, Candle Beggar Skyrgámur scurries in to gobble

Skyrgámur scurries in to gobble down all the contents of any barrel containing the thick dairy product known to Icelanders as skyr

Size: 50 mm /2 in

Although still distinctly Icelandic in their clothing and behaviour

Information varies as to the exact origin of the Icelandic Yule Lads and their parents Grýla and Leppalúði - most sources can be traced back to the 17th century

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Yule Lad, Candle Beggar Skyrgámur scurries in to gobbleText in booklet included in box: Kertasnkir or Candle Beggar, is the thirteenth and last Yule Lad to depart from the mountains on the 24th of December. He can spot a dwelling a long way off, as during the dark days of winter many a candle is burning in a window. A romantic but hungry lad, Candle Beggar is always faced with the difficult decision of whether to gaze at the lovely glow of the candles he steals, or eat them to quiet the hungry howls