Jarl's suit, including helmet and shield, worn in the Up Helly A Festival
Title
Jarl's suit, including helmet and shield, worn in the Up Helly A Festival
Subject
Costume
Description
A Jarl is chosen every year to lead the Up Helly Aa Vikings, who lead the parade and burn the galley during the festivities. The elaborate costume includes a helmet with raven feathers, and a shield with a raven emblem.
The Up Helly A' is a festival celebrated on the 24th day after Christmas in Shetland. The celebrations involve a parade of 1000 guizers led by a Jarl, and culminates in the burning of a galley (an elaborate replica of a Viking ship). The Up Helly A exhibition is open year round, and features the Viking-themed costumes used in the history of the festival, as well as a galley, the public proclamations published before the festival each year, and paintings of the festivities. More information at http://www.uphellyaa.org/
The Up Helly A' is a festival celebrated on the 24th day after Christmas in Shetland. The celebrations involve a parade of 1000 guizers led by a Jarl, and culminates in the burning of a galley (an elaborate replica of a Viking ship). The Up Helly A exhibition is open year round, and features the Viking-themed costumes used in the history of the festival, as well as a galley, the public proclamations published before the festival each year, and paintings of the festivities. More information at http://www.uphellyaa.org/
Creator
Up Helly Aa
Source
Up Helly Aa Exhibition
Publisher
The World-Tree Project
Date
2016
Contributor
Tom Birkett
Rights
Image Public Domain
Relation
http://www.uphellyaa.org/
Format
jpg
Type
Still Image
Identifier
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/668
Coverage
Scotland
Shetland
Modern
Files
Geolocation
Social Bookmarking
Item Relations
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: Up Helly Aa Galley Shed and Exhibition |
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: Sign for Up Helly Aa Exhibition, Lerwick, Shetland |
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: The Up Helly Aa Proclamation, 2016 |
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: Replica Galley from the Up Helly Aa Exhibition |
| Item: Replica Shields from the Up Helly Aa Festival | dcterms:relation | This Item |
| Item: Shields and Artwork from the Up Helly Aa Proclamation | dcterms:relation | This Item |
| Item: Up Helly Aa Website | dcterms:relation | This Item |
| Item: Postcard of Up Helly Aa with Runes | dcterms:relation | This Item |
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