Xmas ornament, Meat Hook is the tenth Yule Lad

is the tenth Yule Lad to travel down from the mountains on the 21st of December

A picky pilferer

Candle Beggar is always faced with the difficult decision of whether to gaze at the lovely glow of the candles he steals

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

Xmas ornament, Meat Hook is the tenth Yule LadFrom the booklet included in box: Ketkrkur or Meat Hook, is the twelfth Yule Lad to turn up in town on the 23rd of December. Using a different approach than most of his brothers, Ketkrkur clambers up on the roof of a dwelling and lowers a hooked pole down the chimney in hopes of jabbing tasty smoked meats hanging from the rafters. DesignBrian Pilkington, TextSlarfilma Size: 75 mm 3 in.