Up-Helly-Aa: Firing of the Ship
Description
Torchlight procession and firing of the replica Viking ship at the Up-Helly-Aa festival in Lerwick (Shetland Islands). The procession replaced the custom of pulling blazing tar barrels through the streets. The custom of burning a Norse galley was introduced in 1889 and has since been the main event, replacing the custom of burning Yule fires. Originally held in green slide cabinet, reference B137.
Metadata
| Identifier | nyly8lcx |
| IRN | 413744 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/PHO/S630 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/nyly8lcx |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Slides |
| Creator(s) | Nott, Dorothy A |
| Date | January 1968 |
| Size and Medium | 1 slide in plastic casing. |