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The Yule Lads of Iceland: 13 Christmas Trolls

A dark and strange Christmas story.

The brutal winters did little to chill Icelanders’ spirits, instead it sparked a dark and strange literary imagination that has endured for more than 1000 years. The Yule Lads began as thirteen evil ogre brothers which parents used to scare children into behaving around Christmastime.

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