Askasleikir (Bowl-Licker) is the sixth Yule Lad who comes to town on the night before the 17th of December and departs for home on the 30th of December.

Bowl-Licker was known to hide under beds waiting for someone to put down their "askur" (a plate used for all meals), which he then licked clean.

 

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