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2. Yule - Wikipedia

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   The modern English noun Yule descends from Old English ġēol, earlier geoh(h)ol, geh(h)ol, and geóla, sometimes plural. [1] The Old English ġēol or ġēohol and ġēola or ġēoli indicate the 12-day festival of "Yule" (later: "Christmastide"), the latter indicating the month of "Yule", whereby ǣrra ġēola referred to the period before the Yule festival (December) and æftera ġēola ...

3. Family trees of the Norse gods - Wikipedia

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   Family trees of the Norse gods. These are family trees of the Norse gods showing kin relations among gods and other beings in Nordic mythology. Each family tree gives an example of relations according to principally Eddic material however precise links vary between sources. In addition, some beings are identified by some sources and scholars.

4. Icelandic Christmas folklore - Wikipedia

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   Icelandic Christmas folklore depicts mountain-dwelling characters and monsters who come to town during Christmas. The stories are directed at children and are used to scare them into good behavior. The folklore includes mischievous pranksters who leave gifts at night and monsters who eat disobedient children. The figures are depicted as living ...

5. Wait, What Does 'Yuletide' Actually Mean? - AOL

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   Merriam-Webster traces the origin of "Yule" to Old Norse, a medieval language from Iceland and Normay spoken by Vikings, and "tid" to Old English, a Germanic language used in England before 1100 AD.

6. Yule log - Wikipedia

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   An illustration of people collecting a Yule log from Chambers Book of Days(1832) The Yule log, Yule clog, or Christmas blockis a specially selected logburnt on a hearthas a winter tradition in regions of Europe, and subsequently North America. The origin of the folk customis unclear. Like other traditions associated with Yule(such as the Yule ...

7. Yule goat - Wikipedia

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   A Yule goat on a Christmas tree. 'Old Christmas', riding a yule goat; 1836 illustration by Robert Seymour. The Yule goat is a Scandinavian and Northern European Yule and Christmas symbol and tradition. Its origin is from Germanic paganism and has existed in many variants during Scandinavian history. Modern representations of the Yule goat are ...