Caput apri defero,
cum ingenti priapo.
The Yule-analogous holiday of Terry Pratchett's Discworld is, of course, Hogswatch.
And the—really, what else can one call him?—patronal god of Hogswatch is, of course, the Hogfather.
Like the wild boar that he originally was, the Hogfather (of the BBC series, anyway) wears tusks.
In Norse, one might say: Hogfather = Frey. Tusk-Frey, one might kenningly call him.
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I do enjoy ham at Yule-time.
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On the Franconian side of the family, the custom is to serve pork and sauerkraut at the New Year, but never chicken. That's so you
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And happy Hogswatch to you as well, Steven! I've really enjoyed your writing this year.
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Much obliged, Mark, and wishing you a New Year of prosperity, health, and good reading.
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My recollection is that Snorri says, "an antler," which strongly suggests a weapon in hand (in place of the sword he gave to Skirn