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Frederique Mauduit

Scottish vikings march through the streets for Up Helly Aa festivities

Hundreds of vikings in horned helmets and cloaks filled Lerwick's narrow streets last night, as Shetland's Up Helly Aa fire festival reached its climax.

The day-long celebration of the islands' Norse heritage ended with almost 1,000 guizers marching behind a replica longship, each carrying a burning torch.

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