The 13 Yule Lads and Other Scary Christmas Stories

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The Reluctant Historian

Liz and Dakota Lawson

108 episodes

8 months ago

Welcome to The Reluctant Historian, the podcast where I, a history teacher, try to show my husband that history IS actually pretty cool! Each week we sit down to talk about a different event in history. At the end, the reluctant historian gets to decide if history really is that boring.

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History

Comedy,

Education

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The 13 Yule Lads and Other Scary Christmas Stories

The Reluctant Historian

41 minutes 46 seconds

2 years ago

The 13 Yule Lads and Other Scary Christmas Stories

This week, Liz and Dakota delve into some Icelandic Christmas Folklore, learning about the Christmas Witch, a hungry Christmas Cat, and 13 meddlesome pranksters.

Episode Notes

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-thirteen-yule-lads-icelands-own-mischievous-santa-clauses-180948162/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-icelands-christmas-witch-much-cooler-and-scarier-krampus-180967605/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore

https://www.britannica.com/place/Iceland

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/568050/gryla-christmas-troll-iceland

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