Kertasníkir Skraut written around 1200 by the

written around 1200 by the great Icelandic writer Snorri Sturlasson

View to the south over town center

Information varies as to the exact origin of the Icelandic Yule Lads and their parents Grýla and Leppalúði - most sources can be traced back to the 17th century

Statue of Guðríður Þorbjarnardóttir

as well as the picturesque historical houses

Kertasníkir Skraut written around 1200 by theTexti ensku sem fylgir skjunni: Kertasnkir or Candle Beggar, is the thirteenth and last Yule Lad to depart from the mountains on the 24th of December. He can spot a dwelling a long way off, as during the dark days of winter many a candle is burning in a window. A romantic but hungry lad, Candle Beggar is always faced with the difficult decision of whether to gaze at the lovely glow of the candles he steals, or eat them to quiet the hungry howls