The Coming of Belznickle: An Arnjuice Mini-ComicBelznickle, also known as Belsnickle, Belschnickel, Pelznickle, Belznickel, and Pelz Nichol, is not a figure of my own invention. Of Germanic origin, he was considered by the Pennsylvania Dutch to be either an evil sidekick of Saint Nicholas or Father Christmas. Belznickle was a Yuletide figure in many communities in the Mid Atlantic States including Maryland, the homeland of Arnjuices Bainbridge Family.