Tonight Gluggagægir, the 10th Yule Lad comes to town. To hear about the  other Yule Lads that have already arrived and an overview of this Icelandic Christmas series, check out Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, and Day 10.

Below is the Icelandic and English version of the poem about  Gluggagægir by Jóhannes úr Kötlum.

Icelandic version of the poem about Gluggagægir

Tíundi var Gluggagægir,

grályndur mann,
sem laumaðist á skjáinn
og leit inn um hann.

Ef eitthvað var þar inni

álitlegt að sjá,
hann oftast nær seinna
í það reyndi að ná.

English version of the poem about Gluggagægir

The tenth was Window Peeper,

a weird little twit,
who stepped up to the window
and stole a peek through it.

And whatever was inside

to which his eye was drawn,
he most likely attempted
to take later on.

Icelandic Christmas Tradition

Jólaterta – Christmas cake that is layered with jam and cream. You can find them in every supermarket wrapped up in plastic

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