It is a goat. And this is one of the more Santa-looking illustrations of the Scandanavian gift-bearer of folklore. Frequently he resembles a homeless man in a goat mask. In more recent times this character has been replaced with what is called julenisse who are more jolly-elfish creatures.
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okay... here we agree completely. Is that a sheep or a goat? Thank god I kept a fire burning in the fireplace.
It is a goat. And this is one of the more Santa-looking illustrations of the Scandanavian gift-bearer of folklore. Frequently he resembles a homeless man in a goat mask.
In more recent times this character has been replaced with what is called julenisse who are more jolly-elfish creatures.
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