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In Pictures: Vikings storm streets of Lerwick as Up Helly Aa festival returns

Up Helly Aa made a roaring comeback to the streets of Lerwick as thousands gathered to watch the world-famous fire festival. This year’s event made history after women were invited to join the Jarl Squad for the first time since the festival began ...

31 Jan 2024 at 11:01

Viking festival Jarl Squad includes female participants for first time

The key element in a Viking festival has embraced female participants for the first time. Up Helly Aa in Lerwick, Shetland, began in the 1880s but it only allowed women and girls to join the Jarl Squad and lead the torchlight procession for the ...

30 Jan 2024 at 17:20

Women to be part of ‘jarl squad’ for first time at annual Shetland fire festival

An annual fire festival in Shetland is to have women involved in its “jarl squad” for the first time. Lerwick Up Helly Aa is held on the last Tuesday of January, and this year’s event will see men and women leading the torchlight procession. ...

29 Jan 2024 at 21:09

Up Helly Aa Viking festival squads open to women for first time

Women will be able to take part in squads at the main Up Helly Aa fire festival in Shetland for the first time next year, organisers have announced. The Lerwick Up Helly Aa Committee decided to relax the long-standing custom of only ...

22 Jun 2022 at 16:03

Shetland set for Up Helly Aa festival with women in squads for first time

Thousands of people are gathering for the main Up Helly Aa fire festival in Shetland, with women set to take part in the squads for the first time. The Lerwick Up Helly Aa Committee last year decided to relax the long-standing ...

31 Jan 2023 at 16:20

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In pictures: Spectacular Up Helly Aa festival returns after two-year absence

Shetland was once again the setting for the spectacular Up Helly Aa festival as Vikings returned to the island after a two-year absence because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The event, which attracts visitors from across the ...

31 Jan 2023 at 21:21

Norse code: Keeping the flame at the Up Helly Aa festival

Revellers have gathered on Shetland for the annual Up Helly Aa fire festival. The event marks the end of the Yule season in Nordic culture, and features “guizers” in Viking costume marching through Lerwick, bearing ...

28 Jan 2025 at 21:35

Crowds gather in Shetland for Up Helly Aa fire festival

Crowds are gathering in Shetland for the world-famous Up Helly Aa fire festival. The event takes place in Lerwick on the last Tuesday of January each year and attracts visitors from around the globe. The festival ...

27 Jan 2026 at 15:05

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