Thvorusleikir.....Spoon-licker and Names
Thvorusleikir...Spoon-licker likes to lick the wooden spoon, that is used to stir the pots. When he sees his opportunity he shoots into the kitchen and grabs the spoon and holds it tight with both hands. This poor fellow is long and skinny and always hungry, as there is not much nourishment on a wooden spoon. Today he was lucky as you can see and has licked the spoon until it is clean.
It is interesting to me how many translations of the name Jolasveinar there are. I have come across Yulelads, Yuletide Lads, Yule Goblins, Christmas Elves, Christmas Men and Christmas Lads. I am sure there are many more.
There have been over 80 recorded names for the Jolasveinar themselves describing their looks or their tricks. I wonder why names such as Bandaleisir....Strap looser, Faldafleikir....Skirt blower this name I have also seen translated as Skirt flipper
Hlodustrangi....Barn roll, have the Jolasveinar become more politically correct?
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YAY! I LOVE these guys as, for me, it marks the anniversary of when I met both you and Minka!!! Good times!
And your art is priceless! Beautiful and breathtaking and well, you'd better know me as your #1 fan!!!! Lil' BoheMia too!
And I guess I will have to stop licking spoons (a HUGE thing with me) so that spoonlicker can get some meet on those bones poor guy!
Glad to see you back!!! I missed you! And I must get to your new blog and add it on! Dios mio woman! Blogging dynamo thou art FO SHO! No wonder this bohemian just loooooves you!!!!!
MizBohemia: You are always so generous with your compliments on my art....I love my number one and two fans :)
Stop licking those spoons and eat something LOL
A blogging dynamo????that is questionable....one is being neglected....but soon I will smile again :)
What are your thoughts on this beta thing? I will e-mail soon :)
Great work, Mo'a. Your characters are very vivid and entertaining to look at.
We're coming up on "Meat Hook" pretty soon, no? I'm sure he'll be adorable and charming, too -- but I can't get the image of Freddie Kruger out of my mind...
Thank you Al. Meat hook will be one of the last ones to arrive...LOL Freddie Kruger...
I will warn you so that you can lock your doors....he particularly likes smoked lamb...so if you have some, put it under lock and key.
i'm waiting for the one that's dipped in chocolate.
loveloveLOVELY, Mo'a! and interesting to know of the newer -- possibly "politically correct" -- variations of names. however, is "skirt flipper" really better than "skirt blower"? i'm not so sure... xoxox
If I had any smoked lamb it would be for dinner tonight! Sadly this Christmas we won't have any at all, since we haven't imported any from Iceland recently, and Bjarni's daughter won't be back until after Christmas.. wonder if I could get her to bring some back for us? Yum. Spoon Licker is cute!
Mmmmmmm that sounds good....would you eat him? :)
Skirt blower....I can see him in my minds eye....perhaps I should have a goal to create 80 Jolasveinar....Noooooo!!! that is too much even for me :)
Have Bjarni's daughter bring Hangikjot a year without smoked lamb, is not a complete year :)
Poor guy - he is rather skinny. Send him over, I'll feed him - I can't take someone groveling for food.
As long as they're not also known as The Village People, I think we're okay.
~ G (not logged in)
Hello G: That is a Jewish Mother for you :) ....he is probably at your house in his place is Pot-scraper...so if you have any pots that need washing just wait for him.
No not The Village People....they are The Mountain People aka Trolls.
Blogger must get their act together....but we can outsmart them......we are The City People
Thvorusleikir is my favorite so far! Seems I have always had spoon lickers in my kitchen- My kids when they still lived at home, but now my spoon lickers are my husband and Isabella- LOL!
Peace-
Linda Fleming
I held the pots out for Pot Scraper Mo'a - a lot of them as we needed to do a bit of cooking for hungry skinny Spoon Licker!
Linda: That is so cute :) everyone does love to lick the spoons when there is something good on them.
G: You are so good to these little fellows.....did you leave your shoes, for his thank you gift?
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