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Icelandic Yule Lad - Window Peeper

Name: Icelandic Yule Lad - Window Peeper
Brand: Penninn
SKU: PSF901107
Price: 37.90 USD
Availability: InStock

Gluggagægir, the Window Peeper · hand-painted figure designed by Brian Pilkington · about 13 cm (5.1 in)

$37.90

Often bought to fill a gap. One reviewer saw the figures in Iceland and regretted leaving without the full set; another buys them one by one for a husband who collects them. He looks most at home on a windowsill.

What he looks like in the hand

Holds an empty wooden window frame up with both hands and peers through it, round spectacles on his nose
Plum knitted waistcoat, red-brown braces crossed at the back, dark breeches and red-striped stockings
Turn him round and there is a patch on the seat of his breeches
GLUGGAGÆGIR in gold capitals on the red base, under a wood-plank floor

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He carries his own window frame
Hand-painted, after Brian Pilkington's design
Boxed with the family's story in English

Description

Gluggagægir, the Window Peeper, is the tenth of Iceland's thirteen Yule Lads and comes to town on 21 December. The National Museum of Iceland describes him as less greedy than his brothers: he liked to peep through windows, and sometimes took the toys he saw.

Brian Pilkington's hand-painted figure has him holding an empty wooden window frame up to his face, spectacles on his nose, in a plum knitted waistcoat and striped stockings. About 13 cm (5.1 in) tall, in a window box with a small English booklet about the Yule Lads.

A display figure, not a toy. Collect him singly or as part of the set of all 16.

Product facts

Character: Gluggagægir (Window Peeper), the tenth of the thirteen Icelandic Yule Lads
Comes to town: 21 December
Height: about 13 cm (5.1 in)
Design: Brian Pilkington
Brand: Sólarfilma
Finish: painted by hand; shades can differ a little from the photos
In the box: the figure in a clear window box, with a small booklet in English about the 13 Yule Lads, Grýla, Leppalúði and the Yule Cat
Good to know: a display figure, not a toy
EAN: 5690666901107

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Icelandic Yule Lad - Window Peeper

$37.90

Why you'll love it

A Lad for the windowsillIcelandic children leave a shoe in the window in the nights before Christmas, and the Lads leave something in it. A figure who looks through windows has an obvious place to stand.
More curious than hungryMost of his brothers are after food. The National Museum of Iceland describes this one as less greedy: he liked to look in, and sometimes took the toys he saw.
Lovable, with an edgeBrian Pilkington, who illustrated The Yule Lads (2001) and designed this figure, has said the brothers cannot simply be jolly like Santa. He wanted them lovable but a little bit naughty.
Six reviews, six times five starsThe most recent, from November 2025, says he arrived safe and sound. An earlier one calls the figure perfect.
The story comes with himInside the box is a small booklet in English on the thirteen Lads, their troll parents Grýla and Leppalúði and the Yule Cat, so whoever unwraps him learns who he is.
On the National Museum's shelves tooThe shop of the National Museum of Iceland lists Brian Pilkington's Yule Lad figures by name, Gluggagægir among them.

Popular together

Made to be used together. One click adds both to your cart.

All sixteen in one order
One reviewer of this figure saw the Lads in Iceland and wished they had brought the whole set home. This is that set: 13 Lads, Grýla, Leppalúði and the Yule Cat.
Icelandic Yule Lad - Window Peeper Yule Lads Figures - Set of all 16

$571.90 for both

Family-owned since 2013Run by two brothers in Iceland

2,600+ verified reviewsRated 4.9 out of 5

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Questions people ask before they buy

How tall is he?

About 13 cm (5.1 in), by the publisher's measurement. He holds his frame up at face height, so give him a little more headroom on the shelf than you might expect from a small figure.

Can I collect the Lads one at a time?

Yes. All sixteen figures in the series are sold singly, and reviewers of this one are doing exactly that. Bear in mind that postage from Iceland for a single small figure is a large share of what you pay. Orders over $149 ship free to the US, Canada and Europe.

What is written on the base?

GLUGGAGÆGIR, his Icelandic name, with its Æ. The National Museum of Iceland gives the name in English as Window Peeper, which is what we call him in our shop.

Is he suitable for a child's room?

As a decoration on a windowsill or a high shelf, yes. He is a painted display figure, not a toy to play with.

Will there be customs charges on Window Peeper?

In the US and Canada, no. Duties and taxes are settled at checkout. For other countries, the carrier may collect local import charges when it delivers.