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In Pictures / Crowds gather for spectacular burning of SMUHA galley

2024 SMUHA jarl Leigh Smith aka Thorfinn ‘The Mighty’ Sigurdsson. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media

SHETLAND News shares a selection of photos from last night’s procession of 450 torchbearers and the spectacular burning of Jarl Thorfinn the Mighty’s galley at Scousburgh Sands.

All photos by Malcolm Younger of Millgaet Media.

Full story of Friday’s South Mainland Up Helly Aa can be found here:

Long weekend ahead for Jarl Thorfinn the Mighty and his hardy Vikings

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