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Gáttaþefur – Sniffer – 22 December
Gáttaþefur Eleventh was Door Sniffer, a doltish lad and gross. He never got a cold, yet had a huge, sensitive nose. He caught the scent of lace bread while leagues away still and ran toward it weightless as wind over dale and hill. Yule Lads – jólasveinarnir
Gluggagægir – Peeper – 21 December
Gluggagægir The tenth was Window Peeper, a weird little twit, who stepped up to the window and stole a peek through it. And whatever was inside to which his eye was drawn, he most likely attempted to take later on. Yule Lads – jólasveinarnir
Bjúgnakrækir – 20 December
Bjúgnakrækir The ninth was Sausage Swiper, a shifty pilferer. He climbed up to the rafters and raided food from there. Sitting on a crossbeam in soot and in smoke, he fed himself on sausage fit for gentlefolk. Yule Lads – jólasveinarnir
Skyrgámur – Skyr Glutton – 19 December
Skyrgámur Skyr Gobbler, the eighth, was an awful stupid bloke. He lambasted the skyr tub till the lid on it broke. Then he stood there gobbling – his greed was well known – until, about to burst, he would bleat, howl and groan. Yule Lads – jólasveinarnir
