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Asplenium
Asplenium er ættkvísl um 700 burknategunda í Aspleniaceae ættinni og er af flestum grasafræðingum talin eina ættkvísl ættarinnar. Þetta er breytileg ættkvísl með nokkrum undirflokkum, sem stundum eru flokkaðar sem sér ættkvíslir.
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 24, 20242 min read
Yule Lad no. 13: Kertasníkir
The last of the Yule Lads to arrive is Kertasníkir
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![Yule Lad no. 12: Kjötkrókur](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/885eef_b3620814b3424046b6df2df5fe6a89d8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/885eef_b3620814b3424046b6df2df5fe6a89d8~mv2.webp)
Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 23, 20241 min read
Yule Lad no. 12: Kjötkrókur
The 12th Yule Lad is Kjötkrókur
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![Yule Lad no. 11: Gáttaþefur](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/885eef_17aa5fe96bed4c0388abd04be3f77d96~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/885eef_17aa5fe96bed4c0388abd04be3f77d96~mv2.webp)
Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 22, 20241 min read
Yule Lad no. 11: Gáttaþefur
The eleventh Yule Lad is Gáttaþefur
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![Yule Lad no. 10: Gluggagægir](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/885eef_6d4ee78043204d99b69252718c6166de~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/885eef_6d4ee78043204d99b69252718c6166de~mv2.webp)
Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 21, 20241 min read
Yule Lad no. 10: Gluggagægir
The 10th Yule Lad is Gluggagægir
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![Yule Lad no. 9: Bjúgnakrækir](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/885eef_cbd7026abb6a4a8fbcdae77e670ee3d1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/885eef_cbd7026abb6a4a8fbcdae77e670ee3d1~mv2.webp)
Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 20, 20241 min read
Yule Lad no. 9: Bjúgnakrækir
Ninth Yule Lad is Bjúgnakrækir.
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![Yule Lad no. 8: Skyrgámur](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/885eef_09f5b29193984534b5c43940f0f79906~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/885eef_09f5b29193984534b5c43940f0f79906~mv2.webp)
Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 19, 20241 min read
Yule Lad no. 8: Skyrgámur
The eight Yule Lad is Skyrgámur
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 18, 20241 min read
Yule Lad no. 7: Hurðaskellir
The seventh Yule Lad is Hurðaskellir
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Yule Lad no. 6: Askasleikir
Askasleikir is the 6th and he likes bowls.
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 16, 20241 min read
Yule Lad no. 5: Pottasleikir (aka Pottaskefill)
Yule Lad no. 5 is Pottasleikir, aka Pottaskefill and he likes pots.
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 15, 20241 min read
Yule Lad no. 4: Þvörusleikir
The fourth Yule Lad is Þvörusleikir and spoons are his thing.
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 14, 20241 min read
Yule Lad no. 3: Stúfur
The third Yule Lad is Stúfur.
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 13, 20241 min read
Yule Lad no. 2: Giljagaur
The second Yule Lad is Giljagaur (Gully Gawk).
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 12, 20241 min read
Yule Lad no. 1: Stekkjastaur
The first of the thirteen Icelandic Yule Lads to make his way down from the mountains is Stekkjastaur, Sheep-Cote Clod.
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 11, 20242 min read
The Yule Lads are coming to town!
The Icelandic Yule Lads come bringing treats and a bit of mischief the 13 nights before Christmas
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 25, 20232 min read
The Yule Cat
The Icelandic Christmas legends might seem very dark and lacking in Christmas spirit to outsiders. But it's important to remember the...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 16, 20233 min read
The trolls Grýla and Leppalúði
The Icelandic Christmas legends might seem very dark and lacking in Christmas spirit to outsiders. But it's important to remember the...
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