This week we talk about a couple of some of the creatures associated with Yule. Hazel will be looking into the Icelandic Yule Cat and Jenny will be exploring her latest obsession the Yule goat. By popular demand, our special guest is Susan Paramor.
We feature Susan's song Stonehenge Winter Solstice from Car Dia's album Celestial Stones available by pm'ing Susan on Facebook for £9.70 including p&p
the Wheel is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thewheelpodcast
Wikipedia Entry Gävle Goat
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4vle_goat?fbclid=IwAR1SBgA4gNUJjFNA_Q6BryzTFCLQMsGgwDjMKOWng56iPI8YBSxhIGbJisY
Visit Gävle Various fates of the Gävle Goat
https://www.visitgavle.se/en/various-fates-gavle-goat
Tomte – One of the most popular Scandinavian mythological characters https://www.sweden.org.za/tomte.html
The Wandering Witch - The Pagan Origins of the Yule Goat
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thewanderingwitch/2018/12/the-pagan-origins-of-the-yule-goat
Icelandic Christmas Folkelore
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore
Watch out for Jólakötturinn, The Christmas Cat of Iceland
https://www.lifewithcats.tv/2015/12/09/jolakotturinn-the-christmas-cat-of-iceland/
Yule Cat by Johannes ur Kotlum
https://www.iizcat.com/post/4373/The-Christmas-Cat-of-Iceland-a-giant-terrifying-cat-that-gobbles-up-children-if-they-039-re-bad