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It was the Northmavine Up Helly Aa on Friday night, our local viking conflagration. Not on the same scale as the internationally-famed Lerwick festival, but less precious and a lot more (in my opinion) fun. And indeed, the galley is not burned in a playpark, but out there on the water - the only Up Helly Aa where that happens. It was a fine night and congratulations to Guizer Jarl John Scollay and his associates.
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2 comments:
Grateful to Erik for pointing out that in fact Scalloway Fire Festival (why isn't it called an Up Helly Aa?) does burn its galley at sea.
....though I would aver that Northmavine is the only Up Helly Aa with an ocean-going, human-carrying, sailing galley that carries a Jarl Squad (were it not for Health and Safety rules)
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