The weather for each of the 12 days of Xmas predicts the weather of each month of the new year. A folk belief imported via Danish and German almanacs #weatherlore #folklore #icelandicfolklore
https://icelandicfolklore.is/can-we-predict-the-weather-this-year-based-on-christmas/

#Tolkien's elves are not related to #IcelandicFolklore but rather #NorseMythology. The elves of myth might actually be the gods we refer to as Vanir. Categories in folklore and mythology rarely have clear boundaries.

I think the elves of Icelandic folklore were less influenced by myths and more by #CelticFolklore (a large part of the early population of Iceland were Celtic).

@oligneisti

Make sure you gift plenty of socks, underwear, and ugly Christmas sweaters lest Jólakötturinn (The Yule Cat) eats you. #IcelandicFolklore #Caturday

https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Yule_Cat

Today I came across a sketch I made a couple years ago, which reminded me of the Jólakötturinn (#yule cat), a #mythical creature from Icelandic #folklore.
According to the #Myth, the giant cat is known to roam the snowy wilderness, on the hunt for people who haven’t received new clothes for the holidays.
#yulecat #yuletide #mythology #mythologymonday #iceland #icelandicfolklore #horror #HorrorCommunity #folkhorror #mastodonart