Tonight Hurðaskellir, the 7th Yule Lad comes to town This is a 15-day Icelandic Christmas series. 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 and Day 7.

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

Icelandic version of the poem about Hurðaskellir

Sjöundi var Hurðaskellir, 
-sá var nokkuð klúr, 
ef fólkið vildi í rökkrinu 
fá sér vænan dúr. 

Hann var ekki sérlega 
hnugginn yfir því, 
þó harkalega marraði 
hjörunum í.

English version of the poem about Hurðaskellir

The seventh was Door Slammer,
a sorry, vulgar chap:

When people in the twilight
would take a little nap,
he was happy as a lark
with the havoc he could wreak,

slamming doors and hearing
the hinges on them squeak.

Icelandic Christmas Tradition

Christmas Markets. I talked about this in the episode about Icelandic themed Christmas Gifts but I am briefly bringing it up again because it is such a staple here regarding this holiday.

Here is a link to check out the Christmas markets for 2021 in or near Reykjavík.

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Jewells is a native New Yorker that fell in love with an Icelander and now lives in one of the most fascinating countries in the world. As the host of the All Things Iceland podcast, she shares about Icelandic culture, history, language and nature. When she is not making podcast episodes or YouTube videos, you can find her attempting to speak in Icelandic, hiking up mountains, reading books and spending time with her family.

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