![]() Rather than pulling pranks, they simply leave presents in the shoe that children place on their windowsills, a bit like the stockings on fireplaces in other cultures. Rather than being depicted as trolls defined by extreme deformities, they now often wear the traditional red and white clothes, fluffy beards and wide smiles. Today, their image has largely been sanitized. The Yule Lads are as much a part of the country's festive tradition as the Icelandic Christmas Book Flood and eating smoked lamb. Each has different antics, ranging from mischievous to horrifying, which they indulge in across the country until the end of the Christmas Season. From the 11th of December to the 24th, however, they depart one by one to engage in thirteen days of mischief. Others believe they simply live in an unidentified mountainous area. ![]() ![]() Throughout the majority of the year, these twisted versions of Santa are thought by many to hide in the daunting lava fortress of Dimmuborgir, located in the Myvatn area of north Iceland.
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