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Up-Helly-Aa: Norse Code

Up-Helly-Aa: Norse Code

1 Dec 2008

I'm standing in Lerwick town square, watching the early morning fog whip around the narrow cobbled streets, surrounded by a throng of local islanders and a few hardy tourists. Suddenly, as the steady beat of drums and the drone of bagpipes shatters the…

Vikings at Largs

Up-Helly-Aa: What did the Vikings Ever Do For Us?

1 Dec 2008

Mousa Broch, Shetland This Iron Age tower is over 13ft high and one of the finest examples of its kind. More importantly, it’s old enough to have seen some fairly exciting goings on. In the spring of 1153 Erlend the Young had a bit of a crush on Earl…

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