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In Pictures / Crowds gather for spectacular burning of SMUHA galley

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Person dressed as a viking holding an axe with a burning boat in the background.
2024 SMUHA jarl Leigh Smith aka Thorfinn ‘The Mighty’ Sigurdsson

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

People attending a fire-lighting ceremony with a person dressed in historical armor.
People participating in a torchlight procession at night.
People participate in a torchlight procession at night during a festival.
Three people in traditional attire with joyful expressions.
Participants in historical reenactment dressed as viking warriors march with torches at night.
People dressed in various costumes carrying torches at a nighttime outdoor event.
Participants dressed in costumes carrying torches during a nighttime procession.
Participants in historical costumes holding flaming torches at a nighttime event.
Individuals dressed in viking attire pushing a burning boat during a nighttime ceremony.
Person dressed as a viking holding an axe with a burning boat in the background.
A boat engulfed in flames at night on a body of water.
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