![]() This pre-Santa Claus figure didn’t automatically dispense presents for the sake of it. St Nicholas leaves candy for good children and twigs for the bad ones. Legend has it that St Nicholas and Krampus do the Christmas rounds together. Ridenour makes the point that we should call him the Krampus, because his name refers to a group of creatures, not a singular being (2016: 14). Unlike Santa Claus, St Nicholas always had an air of judgement about him.īy the 17th century, St Nicholas had hired Krampus. ![]() A previous incarnation, Knecht Ruprecht, was the saint’s servant (2016: 15). But according to Ridenour, St Nicholas always had a dark helper. Many articles tout Krampus’ apparently pre-Christian origins. For him, Krampus is a purely Austrian figure. ![]() ![]() Al Ridenour refutes this Nordic connection, claiming it was invented by Brom in Krampus the Yule Lord (2016: 10). reckon he’s the son of Hel, the Norse goddess of the underworld. What does Krampus have to do with Christmas? ![]()
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