Replica Shields from the Up Helly Aa Festival
Title
Replica Shields from the Up Helly Aa Festival
Subject
Shields
Description
Different shields designed for the Guizer Jarl in the Lerwick Up Helly Aa festival. They draw heavily on Norse artwork and imagery.
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
Format
jpg
Type
Still Image
Identifier
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/670
Coverage
Scotland
Shetland
Modern
Files
Geolocation
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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 |
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: Jarls' Costumes from the 2015 and 2016 Up Helly Aa Festival |
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: Jarl's suit, including helmet and shield, worn in the Up Helly A Festival |
| 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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