Yule cat
Huge cat in Icelandic folklore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article contains Icelandic names wherein last names are patronymic, not family names; persons are referred to by their given names.
The Yule cat (Icelandic: Jólakötturinn, IPA: [ˈjouːlaˌkʰœhtʏrɪn], also called Jólaköttur and Christmas cat[1]) is a huge and vicious cat from Icelandic Christmas folklore that is said to lurk in the snowy countryside during the Christmas season and eat people who do not receive new clothing before Christmas Eve. In other versions of the story, the cat just eats the food of people without new clothes. Jólakötturinn is closely associated with other figures from Icelandic folklore, considered the pet of the ogress Grýla and her sons, the Yule Lads.
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Grouping | Monster |
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Sub grouping | Icelandic Christmas folklore |
First attested | Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og æfintýri (by Jón Árnason, 1862) |
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Country | Iceland |
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