Orkney was once a seat of power in the Norse ... told in Skye What have the Vikings ever done for us? Up Helly Aa viking fire festival lights up Lerwick The hall is believed to date sometime ...

Shetland's biggest and most spectacular Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival is taking place in the capital Lerwick. It is one of 12 celebrating the islands' Norse heritage, culminating in the burning ...

This year's participants, led by Chief Viking John Nicolson, had to brave snow and chilly temperatures Shetland and neighbouring Orkney were ... of the ancient festival of Yule which the Vikings ...

Shetland’s Up Helly Aa Viking festival reached its fiery culmination with a torchlit procession and the burning of a replica longship. For the first time in its 143-year history, women and girls ...

Orkney in the Viking Age and its time under Norwegian rule is covered, but as part of the wider story of these fascinating islands. The story of Orkney's time during the Viking Age and beyond is ...