Day 11 The 10th Icelandic Yule Lad (Gluggaggir) comes to Town

Published: Dec. 20, 2021, 5:52 p.m.

b'Tonight Gluggag\\xe6gir, the 10th Yule Lad comes to town. To hear about the\\xa0 other Yule Lads that have already arrived and an overview of this Icelandic Christmas series, check out Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, and Day 10.
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\\nBelow is the Icelandic and English version of the poem about\\xa0 Gluggag\\xe6gir by J\\xf3hannes \\xfar K\\xf6tlum.
\\nIcelandic version of the poem about Gluggag\\xe6gir
\\nT\\xedundi var Gluggag\\xe6gir,
\\ngr\\xe1lyndur mann,
\\nsem lauma\\xf0ist \\xe1 skj\\xe1inn
\\nog leit inn um hann.
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\\nEf eitthva\\xf0 var \\xfear inni
\\n\\xe1litlegt a\\xf0 sj\\xe1,
\\nhann oftast n\\xe6r seinna
\\n\\xed \\xfea\\xf0 reyndi a\\xf0 n\\xe1.
\\nEnglish version of the poem about Gluggag\\xe6gir
\\nThe tenth was Window Peeper,
\\na weird little twit,
\\nwho stepped up to the window
\\nand stole a peek through it.
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\\nAnd whatever was inside
\\nto which his eye was drawn,
\\nhe most likely attempted
\\nto take later on.
\\nIcelandic Christmas Tradition
\\nJ\\xf3laterta - Christmas cake that is layered with jam and cream. You can find them in every supermarket wrapped up in plastic
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