Kertasnikir

Kertasnikir, nicknamed Kert, is a one-shot antagonist of the Neflix series Hilda serving as the main antagonist of the episode Yule Lads.

He was voiced by Andy Serkis, who also played Supreme Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Gollum and the Witch-king of Angmar in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Mr. Grin in Stormbreaker, Spike in Flushed Away, Capricorn in Inkheart and Ulysses Klaue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Biography

He was a human boy was getting caught stealing candles by Gryla the ogre. The ogre was going to eat him before he begged his life to be spared if he brought her to other naughty children in his place. He who was turned into a Yule Lad after this. He then brought Ketkrokur and Stekkjarsaur to her, but they made the same deal with Gryla. After awhile, thirteen children were turned into Yule Lads, including himself, Ketkrokur and Stekkjarsaur. They were tasked with finding naughty children during the Trolberg Winter Festival. As the first Yule Lad, he became their leader. He is also the only one of them to not work in shifts

He is first seen in the winter time when Hilda, Frida and David enter their house. He tells the other Yule Lads to hide upon their arrival before Hilda assures him that they're friendly. Hilda invites him to their stall Hilda sells him and the other Yule Lads some broth. They are all ambushed by Trevor and his friends with snowballs before Kert and the other Yule Lads fight them off. He and the other Yule Lads kidnap Trevor and his mother for Gryla.

The next day Hilda tells Kert that her mother leaves tea bags on the counter, calling her "hypocritical". As a result, Kert kidnaps Johanna as well. After Hilda reads her mother's book on Gryla and the Yule Lads, she discovers that the Yule Lads are named after crimes they committed, in Kert's case, stealing candles. Kert and the Yule Lads admit their wrongdoings and are offered to instead give Gryla broth instead of humans. They accept this and are taught the recipe to the broth and make enough for Gryla. After Gryla takes the broth in bags and returns to her year long slumber, the Yule Lads go back to their house. Kert happily watches the Sonstansil Tree light up and closes the door as the house vanishes.

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Videos

Trolberg Winter Festival 🎄 Hilda - Netflix After School

Andy Serkis Season 2 Hilda Teaser

Trivia

He is based directly on the version of him from Icelandic folklore.
The name "Kertasnikir" means "Candle Snatcher" in Icelandic.
Luke Pearson, creator of Hilda, released concept art of Kertasnikir and the Yule Lads on his twitter.

External Links

Kertasnikir on the Hilda Wiki

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Season 1
Two-Headed Troll · Trevor · David's Marra · Victoria Van Gale · Kelly
Season 2
Erik Ahlberg · Draugen Crew · Victoria Van Gale · Victoria Van Gale's Nisse · Red Wolf · Yule Lads (Kertasnikir) · Gryla · Trevor · Trevor's Mother · Two-Headed Troll
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Trundle · Erik Ahlberg

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Trevor · Two-Headed Troll · Erik Ahlberg · Trundle

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Erik Ahlberg · Trevor · David's Marra · Yule Lads (Kertasnikir) · Gryla · Two-Headed Troll · Victoria Van Gale · Victoria Van Gale's Nisse

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