#gävlebock

[ultimate-queen-of-fandoms2]

Okay guys, I know we all love arson, but this year, we're not burning Gävlebocken.

Why?

Well, this year was a pretty shitty harvest in Sweden, and it turns out that the kernels are still in the hay Gävlebocken is made out of.

How do we know this?

Birds are eating them

Gävlebocken is a giant birdfeeder, and I think that we should let it be eaten by birds* instead of burning it down this year

Source (it's in Swedish, but I'm Swedish and read it just fine)

*yes, the birds eating it isn't actually a threat to Gävlebocken but let's be real it's very funny

[mrsmarymorstan]

BURN BURN BURN BURN BURN

[brachio-sorcery]

Y'all don't understand. We need to allow the Gävlebock to survive ten straight years so that it can open the portal to the Goat Dimension.

[3rd-try]

Gävlebocken is more protected from human threats than ever before, so mother nature took the situation into her own hands

translation: “soon eaten up, the new threat to the Gävlebock: hungry birds”

[hasgavlebockenburneddownyet]

Very very Minor note But saying "The gävlebocken" sounds weird. "The gävlebock" or just "gävlebocken" would do fine - "en" as a suffix is essentially The same as English "The" in this case.

asså jag pratar svenska du behöver inte anonsplaina det för mig

[mellyoraa]

every year tumblr reminds me that the Gävlebock exists, which is really fucking funny considering i'm literally swedish and living not that far from Gävle, and yet i get my news on it from here and not, you know, my local news outlets or people around me

[goattrain]

P022 Gävlebocken Tradition Again

A bit out-of-season now, but sometimes Al likes to take the Gävlebock's place for an evening or two to deter any would-be troublemakers >:3 This was last month's Patreon Illustration, and you could have seen it earlier if you supported me there! You can still find the full-size image and .sai2 project file there for just $2: https://www.patreon.com/posts/p022-gavlebocken-94313104

[l3o-lion]

Has tumblr heard about the fate that befell this year's gävlebock yet??

According to the news, climate change stuff giving us a weird summer this year caused the hay to still have lots and lots of grains in it.

...The birds found out about the grain. Specifically the jackdaws. They are very happy about it.

And now the goat is slowly falling apart, entire chunks are missing from its horns. Gävlebocken has become a giant bird feeder.

Warning to anyone who was planning to have sex in gävlebocken this year: it might not be a great idea, considering the holes.

Photos under the cut

Photo: Rikard Berglin/SVT

Photo: Minna Pyykölä/Sveriges Radio

[hydnes]

i think it's funny that the gävlebock (nearly typed "the gävlebocken") is currently being eaten by birds. i know you'll face charges for burning down the goat but does the swedish government mind if i hop the fence and start taking bites out of it

[pluttskutt]

what's the time line in "Tigers"? like Steve's dad died and his mum wanted her own Gävlebock record and set the house aflame but how can no one know about that in a small town? did it happen yesterday?

thank you for the question!

[duerede]

you know what time of year it is????? gävlebock time!!!!!

[svedupelle]

one of my goals in life is to burn the gävlebock. i'll pay any fine. do any time in prison. idc.

[littlehenrikehd]

Kära Gävlebock, brinn. Brinn och ta Elon Musk med dig.

[01001110011001010111001001100100]

DO NOT. WE DON'T WANT ANOTHER GÄVLEBOCK FIRE. NO. NO. BAD HUMAN.

[hasgavlebockenburneddownyet]

I am german, and yes "die Gävlebock" sounds right.

Love that i got people arguing about it in the notes and then just this Lol

[hitchhikerwithoutguide]

look i just. highly doubt that there was any intentional symbolism for the gävlebock when they created it