A CELEBRATION OF SHETLAND FOOD, DRINK, MUSIC, CRAFT AND CULTURE
Culture
The Lerwick Jarl Squad and Siglaheim - The Hamefarin Galley
Arriving on site at 1.10pm on Saturday 19th June
We are delighted that the Lerwick Up-Helly-Aa Jarl Squad, accompanied with the specially built Hamefarin 2010 Galley Siglaheim, will be visiting the Flavour of Shetland site at Victoria Pier on Saturday 19th July. The squad will march from Harbour Street along Commercial Road to the the site from 1pm.
The Hamefarin Galley has been specially designed and constructed for the 2010 Hamefarin and is of a different design to that usually seen on the last Tuesday of January each year. It has proved to be a long and sometimes complicated additional project for the Up-Helly-Aa Committee and its volunteers. Siglaheim comes from the old Norse, ‘Sigla’ meaning to sail and ‘Heim’ meaning home. The galley will be on display during the afternoon of 19th July at the festival site until 6.00pm.
Traditional Shetland Cookery Demonstrations and Display
Daily at 11.00am, 1.00pm, 2.30pm and 4.00pm
See how one of the traditional staples of Shetland, the 'bannock', is made within a traditional Shetland croft house display.
Stories of Shetland Folklore
Daily at 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm and 4.30pm. Experience the folklore of Shetland with Davy Cooper's stories from the Old Norse sagas to the days of the Far Haaf fishing. Join in the fun of what is probably the world's oldest art form.
Shetland Amenity Trust Archeology
Allied to this (in the same tent) Shetland Amenity Trust Archaeology static displays will be set up which focus primarily on the archaeological fieldwork and visitor attraction elements associated with our two flagship projects - the Viking Unst Project and Old Scatness Broch and Iron Age Village.
