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Summary
Shetland Islands celebrates Norse festival of "Up Helly Aa" with men in Viking costumes in 1937 Lerwick
Footage Information
Source | Sherman Grinberg |
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Newsreel | Paramount |
Negative # | 6087 |
Clip | SR003137_02_01.mov |
Date | 01/26/1937 |
Title | Shetland Islands celebrates Norse festival of "Up Helly Aa" with men in Viking costumes in 1937 Lerwick |
Description | Title card: "Northern Isles Greet Sun in Old Ceremony" / title: "Shetland Islands" superimposed over stone building on coast / Tilt down: men in Viking costumes stand on beach in front of Viking dragon boat / Pan stone building on coast / Tilt down: men in Viking costumes stand on beach in front of Viking dragon boat / CU Pan men in costume hold their spears up and shake them / Tilt down: men walk in line to climb into boat / MS men standing in Viking boat raise spears / Note: exact day not known |
Country | United Kingdom |
City | Lerwick |
Keywords
archival
newsreel
Shetland Islands
Scotland
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Up Helly Aa festival
Vikings
Norse culture
spears
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boats
buildings
stones
coastlines
costumes
festivals