Viking-inspired fire festival of Up Helly Aa, described by organizers as “a northern Mardi Gras,” was held in the town of Lerwick in Scotland’s Shetland Islands on Tuesday8.The festival involves a ...

The northernmost settlement in the UK celebrated “Up Helly Aa”, an annual fire festival with ancient origins. Last night, a thousand people, dressed as Vikings, marched through the town holding ...

Hundreds of people in Scotland's Shetland Islands marched with burning torches alongside a replica Viking ship on Tuesday (January 28) in a tradition dating back more than 140 years.

Viking-inspired fire festival of Up Helly Aa, described by organizers as “a northern Mardi Gras,” was held in the town of Lerwick in Scotland’s Shetland Islands on Tuesday,8.The festival involves a ...

On Tuesday, the Up Helly Aa festival brought fire and tradition to the Shetland Islands as costumed participants, known as ...

The streets of Lerwick are once again filled with fire and smoke as Shetland holds its world famous Up Helly Aa fire festival. The event, which is traditionally held on the last Tuesday of January, ...

The Viking celebrations are filled with fiery symbolism, camaraderie, storytelling and community feasts on the UK's most ...

Hiccup and Toothless form a bond while other dragons burn Vikings fleets in the new promo for the live-action How To Train ...

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That includes a brief shot where a flock of colorful dragons fly towards the screen, as well as a sequence where we see dragons burning a fleet of Viking ships. If you’ve seen the original anima ...