Up Helly Aa echoes the long rule of the Kingdom of Norway over Shetland and the return of the sun following the darkest ...

Revellers have gathered on Shetland for the annual Up Helly Aa fire festival. The event marks the end of the Yule season in ...

The streets of Lerwick will once again fill up with fire and smoke later as Shetland gears up for the return of its world ...

Participants dress as Vikings known as “guizers” and are organised into different squads. The lead squad is known as the “jarl squad”. To be a jarl, a person must have been on a committee ...

Viking tales and bawdy jokes were among the highlights of the speeches at the Up-Helly-A’ civic reception. Shetland Islands ...

Disappointed that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim didn’t actually let you become a Jarl? Viking Dynasty, the latest entry in Toplitz Productions’ Dynasty series, is your chance to prove yourself ...

In the early Viking Age, society was divided into three classes. Jarls were rich landowners or traders. They had land, property, ships and people working for them. Jarls had to protect and provide ...

Up Helly Aa is one of the most spectacular celebrations in Britain and pulls in tourists from around the world.