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The galley burns during the Up Helly Aa Viking festival in Lerwick, Scotland.
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The torch-lit procession and Viking longship are seen ahead of the burning of the galley.
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The torch-lit procession marches through the streets ahead of the burning of the galley.
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Members of the Jarl Squad in Lerwick, Scotland, on the Shetland Isles, perform the Up Helly Aa Viking festival.
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The Guizar Jarl and the galley are seen ahead of the burning of the galley.
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The junior galley burns after the junior Up Helly Aa parade, during the Up Helly Aa Viking Festival.
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Torches are lit using a flare ahead of the Up Helly Aa Viking Festival in Lerwick, Scotland.
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Torches are lit using a flare ahead of the Up Helly Aa Viking Festival in Lerwick, Scotland.
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Members of the Jarl Squad in Lerwick, Scotland, on the Shetland Isles, perform the Up Helly Aa Viking festival in Lerwick, Scotland.
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Children take part in the junior galley parade, during the Up Helly Aa Viking Festival in Lerwick, Scotland.
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