The Up Helly Aa Archive

Welcome to Uncle Fergus' Up Helly Aa Archive, where we keep our memories of Shetland's legendary fire Festival, and its cast of mighty warriors: Odin the All-father, Lord of the Gallows and Master of all Valhalla (Liam Summers); King Steinthor Petursson (Dwayne Davies);  Njord the Firelord (James Anderson): Prince Siegmund ("Fish-hook") Andresson (Marley Teele); Ragnvald Eysteinsson the Powerful and Wise (Peter Hunter); Halfdan the Black (Andy Hunter); Prince Vidor Odinson (Fraser Anderson); King Sweyn Asliefsson (Craig Dickie); King Torjan Trollabru (Andrew Thomson); Princess Sophie of House Hankin (Sophie Hankin); Egil Scallagrimson (Jim Nicolson) and his three sons: Gunnar Egilsson (Graham Nicolson), Bothvar Egilsson (David Nicolson) and Thorstein Egilsson (John Nicolson);  Lord Thorvald Thorvaldssen (Stewart Jamieson); King Ragnar Sutrike Lothrok (Leslie Setrice); Lord Arnkel Einarsson (Ryan Leask); Thorkell the Tall of Eastern Anglia (David Brown); King Haakon Haakonsen (Paul Thomsen); King Hrollaug Rognvaldsson (72-year-old Tan Christie); Balder, Lord of Odinsson (Laurence Odie); Lord Grimur Kamban (Aaron Priest); King Olaf Tryggvason of Norway (Ian Brey); King Halfdan Ragnarssen (Andy Hall);  King Sweyn Forkbeard Haraldssen (Lyall Gair, and later, Steven Cassidy); Solmund Sigurdsson, Lord of Tonsberg (Mark Evans); King Olav Haroldsson (Neil Robertson); Bjorn Ironside (Craig "Brush" Smith); Haakon Haroldson the Good (Bryan Garrick); Prince Geir Thorson (Gary Thomson); King Hansom Brucison (Kevin Jamieson); King Sweyn Asleifsson (Ross Manson); Lord Olaf Bergirisk (Colin Laurenson); Lord Haermund Hardaxe (Liam Mullay); King Sigurd Hlodvirsson (Ian Jamieson); King James of Clan Breckon (James Nicholson); King Harald Finehair (John Saunders); King Haraldr Haflagri (Scott Lobban); Lord Thorir Hund (Jim Thitcomb); Lord Khveldulf Bjaldafson (Alan Jamison); King Richard II (Richard Mouat); King Sigurd Edmundsen (Christopher Nicolson); Lord Floki Vilgardarson (Mark Gifford); Gunnlaug Wyrmtongue (Chris Ritch); Sigurd Faragord (Michael Spence); King Rollo of Normandy (Chris Dyer); Lord Christopher of House Grey; Lord Thorfinn Ravenfeeder (Mark Lawson); Lord Kveldulf Bjalfasen (Brian Halcrow); King Ingolf Arnarson (Norman Johnston); King Haakon Magnusson (Victor Laurenson); Lord Liam of House Doull; King Harold Greycloak (Grant Smith) Lord Thorbjorn Hrollaugssen (Maurice Jamieson); Lord and Lady Balder (George and Janne Martin) --- and, last but never least, mighty Erik the Red Thorvalsson (John Duncan, and later, David Sutherland)!

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