Sausage Thief - Yule Lad Ornament
Bjúgnakrækir, the ninth Yule Lad · hand-painted hanging ornament designed by Brian Pilkington · about 9 cm (3.5 in)
Of the fourteen ornaments, he is the one with his feet up. Bjúgnakrækir lies back in his ring with his hands clasped and a grin on his face, sausages knotted over the side and his striped legs dangling past the edge. He looks his best at the tip of a branch.
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- Comes 20 December, ninth of the thirteen
- A string of sausages tied round the ring
- One of the two largest in the series
Bjúgnakrækir, the Sausage Thief, is the ninth of Iceland's thirteen Yule Lads and comes to town on 20 December. He loved sausages, and in the folklore he stole them whenever he had the chance.
This hanging ornament, designed by Brian Pilkington, shows him lying back in a red ring lettered BJÚGNAKRÆKIR, hands clasped and grinning, with a string of red sausages tied round the ring and his striped legs hanging over the side. Painted by hand, about 9 cm (3.5 in), in a window box with a small English booklet. A decoration, not a toy. All fourteen come together in the set.
Product facts
- Character
- Bjúgnakrækir, the ninth of the 13 Icelandic Yule Lads. Sausage Thief in the maker's booklet, Sausage Swiper at the National Museum of Iceland
- Comes to town
- 20 December
- Size
- about 9 cm (3.5 in), by the maker's measurement
- 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 tree decoration, not a toy
- EAN
- 5690666911090
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Why you'll love it
- He knew where the sausages wereThe National Museum of Iceland says he loved sausages and stole them whenever he had the chance. The maker's booklet adds that he goes straight to the larder and wolfs the lot.
- Detailed enough to buy twiceA customer who bought two called them exquisitely made, and was tempted by the rest if only the tree had room.
- Ninth night, 20 DecemberHe follows Skyr Glutton, and Window Peeper is right behind him on the 21st.
- A lad for the sausage loverIf someone in your family guards the Christmas sausages, or eats them, this is the one with their name on it.
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Made to be used together. One click adds both to your cart.
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Sausage Thief with a whole platter
The figure catches him knees bent with a platter of sausages in both hands. About 11.5 cm tall, designed by Brian Pilkington, for the shelf below the tree.
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$63.80 for both
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