Segull, Skógafoss Ketkrókur clambers up on the

Ketkrókur clambers up on the roof of a dwelling and lowers a hooked pole down the chimney in hopes of jabbing tasty smoked meats hanging from the rafters

Text on back of card: View north over Heimaey and “Heimaklettur” mountain (263 meters) towards the south coast of Iceland

Text on back of card: The pseudo-craters (Skútustaðagígar) and hamlet at Skútustaðir along the southern shore of Mývatn

Information varies as to the exact origin of the Icelandic Yule Lads and their parents Grýla and Leppalúði - most sources can be traced back to the 17th century

Vatnajökull

Segull, Skógafoss Ketkrókur clambers up on theStr: 77 mm 3 in.