#giljagaur

[kapitanbank]

drawing some yule lads

[cryptids-of-the-world]

The Yule Lads are giant trolls from Icelandic folklore. The Yule Lads are depicted as long bearded old trolls who are known for their pranks and are the thirteen sons of Grýla and her husband, Leppalúði. Each of the Yule Lads specializes in their own specific prank. Stekkjarstaur means “Sheep-Cote Clod” and he has peg legs and harasses sheep and he comes on December 12th and stays till December 25th. Giljagaur  means “Gully Gawk” and he hides in gullies and waits for an opportunity to steal cows milk and he comes on December 13th and leaves December 26th. Stúfur means “Stubby” and he is the shortest of the thirteenth children and he steals pans and eats the crust left on them and he comes December 14th and leaves December 27th. Þvörusleikir means “ Spoon-Licker” and he sneaks into houses and licks spoons and he is very thin due to not eating properly and he comes on December 15th and leaves on December 28th. Pottaskefill means “Pot-Scraper” and he steals leftover food from pots and he comes on December 16th and leaves on 29th. Askasleikir means “Bowl-Licker” and he hides under people’s beds and steals their bowls and he comes on December 17th and leaves December 30th. Hurðaskellir means “Door-Slammer” and he slams people’s doors and wakes them up at night and he comes on December 18th and leaves on December 31st. Skyrgámur means “Skyr-Gobbler” and he steals skyr which is a type of Icelandic cheese with the consistency of yogurt  and he comes on December 19th and he leaves January 1st. Bjúgnakrækir means “Sausage-Swiper” and he hides in the rafters and steals sausages and he comes on December 20th and leaves January 2nd. Gluggagægir means “Window-Peeper” and he peeks in people’s windows and looks for stuff to steal and he comes on December 21st and leaves on January 3rd.Gáttaþefur means “Doorway-Sniffer” and he has a very good sense of smell and he sniffs out laufabrauð which is a type of Icelandic bread and he comes out on December 22nd and leaves on January 4th. Ketkrókur means “ Meat-Hook” and he uses a hook to steal meat from people and he comes out on December 23rd and he leaves on January 5th. Kertasníkir means “Candle-Stealer” and he steals candles and eats the ones made out of animal fat and he comes on December 24th and leaves on January 6th.

[crewman-penelope]

Giljagaur arrives tonight. The second brother of the Yule Lady!

Giljagaur arrives on Dec 13. His name means "Gully Oaf." He is usually portrayed with gray hair and wearing very plain colored clothes. As his name implies, he hides in the gullies and ditches and canyons near farmsteads. Then, after the cows have been milked, he sneaks into the barn and skims the rich cream from the top of the milk buckets. He hides again and, after morning milking, sneaks back for another creamy snack.

Sometimes his job is very easy to do, especially if you have young dairymaids and handsome warriors and lots of Viking hormones on hand. Giljagaur waits till the flirting gets started, the young people get distracted, and then he runs in and steals the cream.

[reykjavik-municipality]

Giljagaur came and went, nobody really favors him. Most just know his name because he is second in line (everyone knows Stekkjastaur) and now for the third visit we have Stúfur. Arguably the most popular jólasveinn.

This is for a few reasons :

His name means smoll little stub of a troll

He's not a very mean troll he's just small

His name does not contain weird stuff like door sniffer, meat stealer or window peeper

Now we welcome Giljagaur to town, and we wait anxiously for Stúfur with small festivities of joy and love all over the country

[piratespacex]

Giljagaur!🥛

His name means “Gully gawk”. He’s the second Yule lad and arrives on December 13th and leaves on December 26th.

His main mischief is hiding in gullies (basically dry ravines) until no one is looking and steals the milk from the cowsheds.

[anarchyongallifrey]

[pallett]

We’re going Christmas beer crazy at Pallett! 🤪🍻 We’ve got #Askasleikir from @borgbrugghus on draft, as well as #Giljagaur and #Hurðaskellir in bottles, then we’ve got #Jólakaldi and #SúkkulaðiPorter from @bruggsmidjankaldi, #Blessaður and #Almáttugur from #BrugghúsSteðja, #ChristmasBeer from @segull_67, #heimsumbjór and 24 from @olvisholt_brewery, #Röndólfur from @austribrugghus, #Leppur and #Leiðindaskjóða from @thebrothersbrewery, #Doppelbock from @einstok and, finally, we have #jólagull and #jólatuborg for those of you who like to keep things classic. Skál! 😀🍻 (at Pallett) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrNmYXagk93/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mxflqgwpzfeh

[krumla]

This year I was commissioned to do the 13 Icelandic santa clauses (yule lads). This is the second one, Gully Gawk. He loves creamy milk so I figured he would like ice-cream.