In Pictures: The Viking Jarl Squad Do The Up Helly Aa
TO the Up Helly Aa with the replica Viking Warriors of The Jarl Squad. In Lerwick, on the Shetland Isles, they remember their Viking roots. It’s Europe’s biggest annual fire festival takes in marches and singing and ends, as ever, with the torching of a replica Viking galley. The modern Viking wears flame-retardant headgear and offsets the fire with carbon credits…
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The "Jarl Squad" dressed in Viking costume sit in a galley as they take part in the Up Helly Aa festival in Lerwick on the Shetland Isles. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday January 26, 2010. Up Helly Aa is always held on the last Tuesday in January every year. The day involves a series of marches and visitations, culminating in torch lit procession and Galley burning. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire
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