Photos: A Viking Fire Festival in Scotland
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The Guizer Jarl, Lynden Nicolson, and his Jarl Squad stands beside his Viking Galley ship as it is set on fire on January 27, 2026, in Lerwick, Scotland.
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Members of the Jarl Squad gather before parading through the streets in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, on January 27, 2026, before the Up Helly Aa festival later in the day.
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The Jarl Squad poses beside the galley at the harbor in Lerwick on January 27, 2026.
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Members of the Jarl Squad parade through Lerwick on January 27, 2026.
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Lynden Nicolson, the Guizer Jarl of the Up Helly Aa Jarl Squad poses after parading through the streets in Lerwick, on January 27, 2026.
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The Jarl Squad marches through the streets of Lerwick on January 27, 2026.
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Members of the Jarl Squad take part in the torchlight procession in Lerwick on January 27, 2026.
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The Guizer Jarl and his Jarl Squad gather around his Viking galley ship before it is set on fire.
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The Viking longship is burned during the Up Helly Aa festival on January 27, 2026, in Lerwick, Scotland.
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A man dressed as a Viking stands beside the burning longship on January 27, 2026.
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Torches tossed by Jarl Squad members burn atop the Viking longship.
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People watch the burning of the longship in Lerwick, during the Up Helly Aa festival.
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The Viking longship goes up in flames on January 27, 2026.