German Gift-bringers, Knecht Ruprecht (Servant Rupert), a fearsome German Christmas gift bringer,Pelznickel (Nicholas in Furs),a stern German gift bringer, all in fur, Belsnickel, intoduced by German immigrants to North America in the 1900s, Christkindl,an angelic, child-like gift bringer following the Protest Reformation, Weihnachtsmann (Christmas Man), 19th C. Germany, oldeworldsantas.com/german/.


German Gift Bringers
Each image is a link to a full view of the Santa and its corresponding legend.
These German Gift Bringers represent several eras throughout the evolution of Santa Claus.

"Knecht Ruprecht"	"Pelznickel"	"Belsnickel"	"Christkindl"	"Weihnachtsmann"

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