Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In spite of an impending thunderstorm, hundreds of heavily disguised torchbearers gathered on a remote Scottish island to ...

The annual 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, January 30. The ...

Grab your ax and head to your longship as LiveNOW celebrates the Scottish Shetland Islands' Nordic heritage. Tuesday, beginning at 2 p.m. ET, LiveNOW from FOX will be covering the annual Up Helly Aa, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. This sandbar connecting St Ninian's Isle with the mainland of ...

Members of the Viking Jarl Squad march with burning torches during the annual Up Helly Aa Festival, Lerwick, Shetland Islands,. Up Helly Aa celebrates the influence of the Scandinavian vikings in the ...

Vikings partied in Scotland's Shetland Islands on Tuesday in the annual "Up Helly Aa" festival, featuring a parade of men in suits of armour torching a wooden ship. The event -- which means "long ...

Narrated by actor Ewan McGregor, explore the scenery and wildlife of the Shetland Islands. Narrated by actor Ewan McGregor, WILD SHETLAND: SCOTLAND'S VIKING FRONTIER is a memorable wildlife special.

Flaming torches, longboats and Viking squads are an integral part of Shetland's fire festivals - but that wasn't always the case. The blueprint for the modern-day Up Helly Aa was created by the poet ...

Annual Viking Fire Festival Held on Scotland's Shetland Islands The annual Viking-inspired fire festival of Up Helly Aa, described by organizers as “a northern Mardi Gras,” was held in the town of ...