The Yule Lads, who each have their own quirky personality traits (a la the Seven Dwarfs) are the sons of Grýla. Grýla is a horrifying Icelandic monster that lives in the wild landscape of Iceland. She is known to hunt naughty children, cook them and eat them in her mountain cave. Though she wasn’t always a Christmas figure, she did evolve into one. In medieval sources, Grýla was described as a troll-like figure. She’s also been described with fox-like attributes, which meant