Candle Beggar - Yule Lad Ornament
Kertasníkir, the thirteenth and last Yule Lad (24 December) · hand-painted hanging ornament designed by Brian Pilkington · about 7.5 cm (3 in)
The ornament to hang last, on Christmas Eve, when the final brother arrives. He belongs in the house where somebody always lights the candles, and all he ever wanted was a candle of his own.
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- Free shipping over $149 — US, Canada & Europe
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- Ships worldwide from Iceland with tracking
- The last to arrive, 24 December
- A candle held high
- Laughing, eyes shut, on one knee
Kertasníkir, Candle Beggar, is the thirteenth and last of the Icelandic Yule Lads and arrives on Christmas Eve, 24 December. In the old farmhouses candles were the brightest light there was, and so precious that every child longed for one of their own at Christmas. So did he.
The ornament shows him climbing out through a red ring on one knee, laughing, with a candle held high. Brian Pilkington designed him for Sólarfilma. He is painted by hand front and back, measures about 7.5 cm (3 in) and comes in a window box with a booklet in English.
Product facts
- Character
- Kertasníkir (Candle Beggar), the thirteenth and last of the 13 Yule Lads
- Comes to town
- 24 December, Christmas Eve
- Size
- about 7.5 cm (3 in), by the maker's measure
- Design
- Brian Pilkington
- Brand
- Sólarfilma
- Finish
- painted by hand, back as well as front
- Hangs from
- a gold-coloured cord loop
- In the box
- the ornament in a clear window box, with a small booklet in English about the 13 Yule Lads and the Yule Cat
- Good to know
- a decoration, not a toy
- EAN
- 5690666911137
Shipping, duties & returns
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US & Canada duties — collected at checkout; nothing to pay on delivery. How it works
Returns — unused items in original condition within 30 days; see our returns policy.
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Why you'll love it
- A candle was the presentThe National Museum of Iceland traces Christmas gifts in Iceland to the early 1800s, when children were given a candle of their own, far brighter than the fish-oil lamps used every day.
- Collected one lad at a timeA couple who fell for the Yule Lads on a visit to Iceland are building the family slowly, ornament by ornament, on their Christmas tree.
- By the artist behind the figuresBrian Pilkington designed this ornament for Sólarfilma, along with the standing Yule Lad figures, playing cards and mugs.
- Arrives intactCustomers who ordered him mention careful packing and an ornament that arrived in one piece.
- Nothing to pay at the doorFor the US and Canada, duties and taxes are settled at checkout, so the courier collects nothing more.
Questions people ask before they buy
Why candles?
Does he want them for the light, or to eat?
Why is he the last one?
How is it packed?
The twelve brothers who come before him
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