Up-helly-aa
| Author | : Callum G. Brown |
| Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1901341070 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781901341072 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (072 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Up-helly-aa by : Callum G. Brown
Download or read book Up-helly-aa written by Callum G. Brown and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up-Helly-Aa is Europe's largest and most spectacular winter fire festival. In the biting Arctic wind on the last Tuesday of every January, a Guizer Jarl leads one thousand men in guising costumes with flaming torches through the streets of Lerwick, the capital of the Shetland Isles, accompanying a Viking galley to its ceremonial burning.
