Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.12.2014, Page 1

× 2014
December 5 - January 8
Issue 18
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C hristmas is upon is once again. While a lot of things might seem pretty wrong with the
world right now, we feel the only sensible course
of action is to just kinda let it all go for a moment,
meet up with friends and family, and indulge in
some good, old-fashioned Holiday indulgence.
Eat, drink
& be merry
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Why do we love having them dress up
like a couple of Santas and then have
them pose for photos, and then put-
ting those photos on our magazine
covers? Because they are very won-
derful people who have actively en-
riched Icelandic culture for decades,
morphed into imitations of the Coca
Cola Claus, while retaining their tra-
ditional names—Stúfur, Kjötkrókur,
et cetera—and their background.
Jörmundur Ingi
(b. 1940)
The merry Christmas men that are plastered all over the
Grapevine this issue just happen to be veritable legends in
their own right. Guðmundur Oddur Magnússon, Goddur,
(left) is Professor of Graphic Design at the Icelandic Acade-
my of the Arts, while Jörmundur Ingi (right) served for years
as Allsherjargoði (Head Goði) of the Ásatrú Association (he
is currently Reykjavík Chieftain for the Pagan Association,
which he founded in 2007).
The Reykjavík
Grapevine's
Xmas Special
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special inside!