Listen to the story about the thirteen Icelandic yule lads

Stekkjarstaur, the first and tallest of the yule lads, as …

Stekkjarstaur, the first and tallest of the yule lads, as he was illustrated in the famous verses by Jóhannes úr Kötlum. Screenshot/ YouTube

Iceland Naturally have created a video telling the story of the thirteen Icelandic yule lads. 

The yule lads are a long-standing Icelandic tradition that have in latter times merged with the tale of Santa Claus. 

Originally, the thirteen yule lads were the sons of two ogres and were mischievous, thieving strange men with beards. 

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