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| Vikings ready for fire festival | Vikings ready for fire festival |
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| The usually dark winter skies above Shetland are to be lit up with colour for the Up-Helly-Aa fire festival. | The usually dark winter skies above Shetland are to be lit up with colour for the Up-Helly-Aa fire festival. |
| Bearded Vikings wielding swords will be taking to the streets of Lerwick on Tuesday evening before burning their replica galley. | Bearded Vikings wielding swords will be taking to the streets of Lerwick on Tuesday evening before burning their replica galley. |
| The annual celebration of Shetland culture culminates with 1,000 guizers - including men in Viking outfits - hurling torches into a longship. | |
| Despite its Viking theme, the festival dates back to the late 19th Century. | Despite its Viking theme, the festival dates back to the late 19th Century. |