The Gryla, who comes from Icelandic mythology and is a terrifying lady ogre whose preferred diet was

The Gryla, who comes from Icelandic mythology and is a terrifying lady ogre whose preferred diet was naughty children. Because nothing says “Merry Christmas!” quite like being fed to a horrifying crone. According to Jon Arnason, Gryla is described thusly: “Grýla has three heads and three eyes in each head … Horribly long, curved fingernails, icy blue eyes at the back of the head and horns like a goat, her ears dangle down to her shoulders and are attached to the nose in front. She has a beard on her chin that is like knotted yarn on a weave with tangles hanging from it, while her teeth are like burnt rocks in a grate.” In 1746, a decree was issued prohibiting the use of Grýla and the Yule Lads, as they served no function other than to scare small children. This has lead to the crafting of a few songs which claim that she has died, however a few of them suggest that she could always return to the living, should the number of naughty children increase. -- source link

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