Supernatural - Strange Tales from Scotland’s Thin Places with... Thomas MacCalman Morton
Strange tales from Scotland’s thin places with...Thomas MacCalman Morton
Photo by Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0 Members of the Jarl’s squad at Uyeasound Up Helly Aa
An Up Helly Aa souvenir
T
he Shetland events called Up Helly Aa, usually translated from the old Norse as The Lightening
p154
of the Year, are part of a fire festival season in both Scotland and England marking the moment, deep in winter’s heart,
when the days begin once more to lengthen, when the darkness starts its annual retreat.
