Not gnomes. The Yule Lads are of human stature, and their parents, Grýla and Leppalúði are trolls. They used to be used to frighten children, thus they have a rap sheet for stealing stuff and making loud noises in the night, and presumably eating their mothers signature Christmas dish, bad children. They were rehabilitated so to speak into their current job because it had become impossible to get children out of the house in December, out of fear of them, their mother or their cat, who eats children who don’t get new clothes for Christmas.
Not gnomes. The Yule Lads are of human stature, and their parents, Grýla and Leppalúði are trolls. They used to be used to frighten children, thus they have a rap sheet for stealing stuff and making loud noises in the night, and presumably eating their mothers signature Christmas dish, bad children. They were rehabilitated so to speak into their current job because it had become impossible to get children out of the house in December, out of fear of them, their mother or their cat, who eats children who don’t get new clothes for Christmas.