Up-Helly-Aa: Ship Burning
Description
Burning of a replica Viking ship at the Up-Helly-Aa festival in Lerwick (Shetland Islands). Traditionally, Yule fires were burnt for the festival. The custom of burning a Norse galley was introduced in 1889 and has since been the main event. Originally held in green slide cabinet, reference B134.
Metadata
| Identifier | v82sfn7m |
| IRN | 413741 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/PHO/S627 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/v82sfn7m |
| 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. |