8th Yule Lad - Skyrgámur Day 19 - Grýla Yule Family series
From Icelandic folklore. Son of the Giant Gryla.
Skyrgámur / Skyrgamur is one of the Yule Lads. The 13 sons of Gryla who come down from the mountain with her and cause all kinds of mischief. While deliver gifts in the shoes of good children. And rotten potatoes in the shoes of bad.
His name translates to the 'skyr gobbler'. Skyrgámur is the 8th to arrive, on Dec 19th, and the 8th to leave, on Jan 1st. Skyrgámur had an insatiable taste for skyr, essentially one of Icelands versions of yogurt. He could smell it in the air from miles away, and would eat all of it up wherever he found it. Not being above sneaking, or outright breaking into peoples houses to get it.
What I used: Sanford colour pencil with Muji Orange 0.38mm Rollerball Pen, on Strathmore Toned Tan Large Sketchbook.
More to come tomorrow.
