Here I am in Dimmuborgir ("dark city" - a volcanic formation that is supposed to be Santa's Icelandic home) with two of the Yule Lads. There are thirteen such Yule Lads, and each one visits on a particular night before Christmas. They have names like "Sausage-snatcher" "Window-peeper" and "Door-slammer." They used to be terrifying imps to frighten children into behaving, but now they have become cuddly cartoons for the holiday season. Their mother, Gryla, is still a nasty witch that will do all the horrible things fairy tale witches do. I am posing with "Stubby" and "Candle-eater"