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Author: Timothy Paul Spradlin
Publisher: Independently Published
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Would you rather have one Santa or thirteen? Can You imagine having thirteen Santa Clauses? In Iceland, that is the case; for nearly two weeks, from December 11th through the 24th, children wake up each morning with a present or surprise. Icelandic children receive a visit from thirteen Yule Lads or Jólasveinar, as they are called in Icelandic, each night starting December 11th. The Yule Lads then leave in descending order starting on December 25th. Children leave their shoes on their windowsill each night, and the Yule Lads leave them a present. I wonder if the children's feet get bigger during Christmas. What a magical parade. Can you imagine the expense parents must go through? The story of the Yule Lads did not start so whimsical; instead, it was more foreboding and scarier. The story of the Yule Lads is centuries old. They come from different stories within Norse mythology that have evolved. In this tale, the Lads are now less scary but generate just as much mayhem. I have created an American adaptation to tell their tale.
Author: Timothy Paul Spradlin
Publisher: Independently Published
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Would you rather have one Santa or thirteen? Can You imagine having thirteen Santa Clauses? In Iceland, that is the case; for nearly two weeks, from December 11th through the 24th, children wake up each morning with a present or surprise. Icelandic children receive a visit from thirteen Yule Lads or Jólasveinar, as they are called in Icelandic, each night starting December 11th. The Yule Lads then leave in descending order starting on December 25th. Children leave their shoes on their windowsill each night, and the Yule Lads leave them a present. I wonder if the children's feet get bigger during Christmas. What a magical parade. Can you imagine the expense parents must go through? The story of the Yule Lads did not start so whimsical; instead, it was more foreboding and scarier. The story of the Yule Lads is centuries old. They come from different stories within Norse mythology that have evolved. In this tale, the Lads are now less scary but generate just as much mayhem. I have created an American adaptation to tell their tale.
Author: Heidi Herman
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ISBN: 9781947233805
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Languages : en
Pages : 34
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A modernized version of the Icelandic Yule Lads folk tale. After accidentally being seen by a human, Stekkjastaur finds he must rely on a young shepherd boy to keep his secret. He gives a gift to protect his troll reputation, but the little boy's happiness made him happy as well. He learns that one of the greatest gifts you can receive is the joy in giving to someone else. One by one, the Yule Lads each take a break from his own mischief, and each one learns the happiness gained from gift-giving. Even from a source as unlikely as a troll, a selfish act wrapped up in the Christmas spirit can grow into something wonderful.FULLY ILLUSTRATED
Author: Ken Barr
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ISBN: 9781671668515
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Having already discovered the Yule Lads, and becoming their biggest fan, I set about to find all that I could about them. While doing this research, somewhere along the way I discovered the Forgotten Yule Lads. All I found was a list of names, with no description or pictures to guide me. I spent a lot of time just trying to imagine each one, by their name. That's when I wrote the text in this book. I published that book, with no illustrations. But I knew there had to be more. That's when I got with Danya, as she had already brought the Yule Lads to life. So as far as I know, these are the only images of the Forgotten Yule Lads. They won't be forgotten anymore.
Author: Gay Strandemo
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ISBN: 9781532383694
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Languages : en
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Author: Helgi Valgeirsson
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781514170649
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Languages : en
Pages : 196
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"The Yuletide Lads". This is the main story in a series of books written and created by Helgi Valgeirsson inspired by Old Icelandic Folk Lore. In this book you will read about a Troll Family who dwell in a great Mountain cave far away from the folk in the town. Ogress is a Giantess who rules her Family with an Iron Fist. She and her husband Ragjerk send their sons "The Yule Tide Lads" into the town every Christmas to collect some festive food for them to eat over the holiday period , but other than that the Lads spend the greatest part of the year sleeping. Published in the same series "The Yuletide Lads Up To Their Neck" and the adventures of "The Yule Tide Cat ".created by Helgi Valgeirsson
Author: Gay Strandemo
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ISBN: 9781532383687
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Helgi Valgeirsson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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The Artist and writer Helgi Valgeirsson was born in1962, Reykjavík, ICELAND. After a free and memorable childhood with fishing, vast open spaces and boyish tricks, he opted for an art course, and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Iceland in 1986. ART, his occupation, Helgi has lived in Copenhagen in Denmark since the year 1995.As an Icelandic artist Helgi has strongly been influenced by the by the environment of his country the light, landscape and atmosphere, and of course, Icelandic culture. Folklores and Icelandic adventures are, and always have been, his favourite stories, among other books and literature. Besides reading, drawing and painting pictures influenced by folklores and landscape, Helgi has also worked on a project, writing stories about The Yuletide Lads. They are all very beloved characters in the Icelandic Christmas culture. One of the main characters, "Ogress", is known from writings back to 12th century as a terrible troll that loved to catch naughty children and take them to her cave. Her husband, Ragjerk, their sons and their pet, The Yuletide Cat, shows up later. There are no real sources from where The Yuletide Cat originated, other than in the beginning it was alone individual .No one knew where it came from or where to it went after Christmastime. It is said to be BIG as a lion and very dangerous. In modern times the Yuletide Cat has found shelter as a pet in the cave with The Yuletide Lads and become tamer as Ogress, Ragjerk and The Yuletide Lads became more vivid and alive..So Christmas culture in Iceland is different from other Western countries. No Santa Claus is as in other countries. In his place are the 13 Yule-tide-lads who appear in the old folk tales. Historically The Yuletide Lads were far meaner and more evil than in modern times, but in the beginning of the 18th century and during the 19th century they become more likable. Their mischievousness remained, but their image changed. Old tales portray monsters with almost no similarity to humans, but by the 19th century they had adopted a more human form. The better behaved Yuletide Lads first showed up in towns, although their meaner personalities survived longer in rural locations. However, by the 1930s their transformation was complete, and their shape took on the figure of Santa Claus. At that time the Yuletide Lads began to visit schools singing Christmas carols and giving presents to the children. Though they are thirteen sons of the giantess troll, their father is an elf, kidnapped at a young age by trolls, developing through his long life to become a brawling troll making The Yuletide Lads neither trolls or elves but a combination of both. Helgi has written stories about the Yuletide Lads influenced from what little information is actually known about these interesting Christmas characters, along with original stories describing their adventures and their Universe. The first book, "The Yuletide Lads " Helgi wrote and illustrated, is the main story in the series "The Yuletide Lads" with inspiration from old folklore. The story is about the troll-family living in a huge cave in a mountain far away from town. Ogress is the giantess who controls her family with iron hand. She and her companion Ragjerk send their sons "The Yuletide Lads" to town with instructions to collect some Christmas food for the Christmas festive season, but otherwise they sleep the biggest part of the year.As well as his Christmas story, Helgi has published a series The Yuletide Lads entitled "The Yuletide Cat", "The Yuletide Lads", "Raven Saga", "The Yuletide Lads up to their Neck", "Tall Tale", " Into the Mountain " and more funny histories are being created by Helgi Valgeirsson.
Author: Alex O'Connell
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ISBN: 9781708477905
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Languages : en
Pages : 123
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Join Jerry, the wisecracking spaniel from New York, and his dad, the Old Guy who's from the human side of the family in two sensational seasonal stories:In 'and a Christmas Carol', can three (or maybe four, depending on how you look at it) Spirits of Christmas cure the Old Guy of his Grinch-like take on Christmas? And save Jerry, who's the best thing that ever happened to his father, from a fate worse than a fate worse than death?In 'and the Yule Lads' join our heroes on their Christmas vacation to Iceland. Swoon as the Old Guy falls madly in love with an evil kid-eating troll. And bite your nails to the quick as Jerry battles her 13 mischievous sons, the infamous Yule Lads.In his spare time O'Connell hugs giant pandas and walks with wolves and tigers. He talks to dogs and sometimes, just sometimes, they talk back.Alex O'Connell lives in fear of being bitten on the butt by talking dogs. He believes his special O-negative blood group makes him an especially attractive target.What the experts say about O'Connell:'A modern classic. In O'Connell we have found a worthy successor to the Brothers Grimm' O'Connell's mum, writing on the wall of a public convenience in Killarney with her crayon'What O'Connell don't say is that this is a true story. But he can't prove nuttin'. I gotta an alibi. I was with the Old Guy all the time. Yeah, that's right. With the Old Guy' Jerry under caution during an interview with the NYPD'O'Connell is a writer of the rarest talent, one who combines raw emotional power with intense sensitivity. If only I could'a come up with an idea like this!' Charles Dickens
Author: Helgi Valgeirsson
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 54
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The Artist and writer Helgi Valgeirsson was born in1962, Reykjavík, ICELAND. After a free and memorable childhood with fishing, vast open spaces and boyish tricks, he opted for an art course, and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Iceland in 1986. ART, his occupation, Helgi has lived in Copenhagen in Denmark since the year 1995.As an Icelandic artist Helgi has strongly been influenced by the by the environment of his country the light, landscape and atmosphere, and of course, Icelandic culture. Folklores and Icelandic adventures are, and always have been, his favourite stories, among other books and literature. Besides reading, drawing and painting pictures influenced by folklores and landscape, Helgi has also worked on a project, writing stories about The Yuletide Lads. They are all very beloved characters in the Icelandic Christmas culture. One of the main characters, "Ogress", is known from writings back to 12th century as a terrible troll that loved to catch naughty children and take them to her cave. Her husband, Ragjerk, their sons and their pet, The Yuletide Cat, shows up later. There are no real sources from where The Yuletide Cat originated, other than in the beginning it was alone individual .No one knew where it came from or where to it went after Christmastime. It is said to be BIG as a lion and very dangerous. In modern times the Yuletide Cat has found shelter as a pet in the cave with The Yuletide Lads and become tamer as Ogress, Ragjerk and The Yuletide Lads became more vivid and alive..So Christmas culture in Iceland is different from other Western countries. No Santa Claus is as in other countries. In his place are the 13 Yule-tide-lads who appear in the old folk tales. Historically The Yuletide Lads were far meaner and more evil than in modern times, but in the beginning of the 18th century and during the 19th century they become more likable. Their mischievousness remained, but their image changed. Old tales portray monsters with almost no similarity to humans, but by the 19th century they had adopted a more human form. The better behaved Yuletide Lads first showed up in towns, although their meaner personalities survived longer in rural locations. However, by the 1930s their transformation was complete, and their shape took on the figure of Santa Claus. At that time the Yuletide Lads began to visit schools singing Christmas carols and giving presents to the children. Though they are thirteen sons of the giantess troll, their father is an elf, kidnapped at a young age by trolls, developing through his long life to become a brawling troll making The Yuletide Lads neither trolls or elves but a combination of both. Helgi has written stories about the Yuletide Lads influenced from what little information is actually known about these interesting Christmas characters, along with original stories describing their adventures and their Universe. The first book, "The Yuletide Lads " Helgi wrote and illustrated, is the main story in the series "The Yuletide Lads" with inspiration from an old folklore. This is a standalone story in the Yule Tide Lad's Series written and illustrated by Helgi Valgeirsson. The Yuletide Family faces the threat of losing their Cave Home. but they are fortunately warned of the impending crisis with enough time to go in search of some assistance to avoid catastrophe. How that adventure develops you can read in this very amusing summer story about the family in the mountain.
Author: Helgi Valgeirsson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781661134846
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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"The Yule Tide Lads", is the main story in a series of books written and created by Helgi Valgeirsson, inspired by Old Icelandic Folk Lore. In the book you will read about a Troll Family who dwells in a great Mountain cave far away from the folk in the town. Ogress is a Giantess who rules her Family with an Iron Fist. She and her husband Ragjerk send their thirteen sons, "The Yule Tide Lads," into the town every Christmas to collect some festive food for them to eat over the holiday period. In this exciting coloring book you can get a little peek into this troll family's commotion, their Christmas mess and thorny stroll to human settlement. However, other than making commotion and fun for the townsfolk, the Lads spend the greatest part of the year sleeping in their big warm cave. As well as this Book "The Yuletide Lads Coloring Book" are in the same series Published; "The Yuletide Lads" "The Yuletide Lads up To Their Neck" "The adventures of "The Yule Tide Cat", "A Raven Saga", "A Tall Tale", and finally the history, "Into the mountain".Created by Helgi Valgeirsson
