Up Helly Aa

Author : Callum G. Brown
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781901341072
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Up-helly-aa written by Callum G. Brown and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up-Helly-Aa is Europe's largest and most spectacular winter fire festival. In the biting Arctic wind on the last Tuesday of every January, a Guizer Jarl leads one thousand men in guising costumes with flaming torches through the streets of Lerwick, the capital of the Shetland Isles, accompanying a Viking galley to its ceremonial burning.

Author : Ann Cleeves
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1429964375
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Raven Black written by Ann Cleeves and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2008-06-24 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basis for the hit series "Shetland" now airing on PBS. Winner of Britain's coveted Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, Ann Cleeves's Raven Black introduces a dazzling suspense series to U.S. mystery readers. It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a splash of color on the frozen ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbor, Catherine Ross. The locals on the quiet island stubbornly focus their gaze on one man--loner and simpleton Magnus Tait. But when detective Jimmy Perez and his colleagues from the mainland insist on opening out the investigation, a veil of suspicion and fear is thrown over the entire community. For the first time in years, Catherine's neighbors nervously lock their doors, while a killer lives on in their midst.

Author : Harry Jamieson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Up-Helly-A' written by Harry Jamieson and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Norman Jorgensen
Publisher : Last Viking
ISBN 13 : 9781925163162
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last Viking Returns written by Norman Jorgensen and published by Last Viking. This book was released on 2018-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josh is as brave as a Viking warrior. And not much can scare a Viking. Not even bullies. But the two littlest Vikings are so fearless they think they're invincible. When Pop takes the family to Viking World, the two littlest Vikings go berserk. Josh is in for one rocky ride as he discovers just how far he'll go to keep them safe.

Author : Ann Cleeves
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1509809805
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shetland written by Ann Cleeves and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gloriously illustrated companion to her crime novels featuring Inspector Jimmy Perez, Ann Cleeves takes readers through a year on Shetland. Discover its past, meet its people, celebrate its festivals and see how the flora and fauna of the islands change with the seasons. An archipelago of more than a hundred islands, Shetland is the one of the most remote places in the United Kingdom. Its fifteen hundred miles of shore mean that wherever one stands, there is a view of the sea. It has sheltered voes and beaches and dramatically exposed cliffs, lush meadows full of wild flowers in the summer and bleak hilltops where only the hardiest of plants will grow. It is a place where traditions are valued and celebrated, but new technologies and ways of working are also embraced. Whether it is the drama of the Viking fire festival of Up Helly Aa in winter, or the piercing blue and hot pink of spring flowers on the clifftops, the long, white nights of midsummer or the fierce gales and high tides of autumn, Shetland is vividly captured in all its bleak and special beauty. A book to treasure, full of photos and insightful notes about the stunning location of the Shetland series, now a major BBC One drama starring Douglas Henshall.

Author : Mollie Hunter
Publisher : Floris Books
ISBN 13 : 1782500863
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Stranger Came Ashore written by Mollie Hunter and published by Floris Books. This book was released on 2014-03-20 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Finn Learson staggers out of a stormy sea into a village on the Shetland Isles, he brings a secret with him. While the other villagers are enchanted by the stranger, Robbie suspects he's hiding something. Haunted by tales of the Selkie Folk, Robbie sees the clues everywhere -- the strange coin, the missing ship, Finn's love for Robbie's sister and her golden hair. But can Robbie convince the others in time to save his sister?

Author : James John Haldane Burgess
Publisher : Edinburgh : W. Blackwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Viking Path written by James John Haldane Burgess and published by Edinburgh : W. Blackwood. This book was released on 1894 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Morton
Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787133060
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shetland written by James Morton and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A wonderful slice of home, food and family from one of the most beautiful places on earth: this book is heaven." – Jenny Colgan Shetland is where Scotland meets Scandinavia and the North Sea hits the Atlantic Ocean. Isolated, unspoilt and rich in history and tradition, Shetland is a truly singular place. And for James and Tom Morton, it’s home. Shetland: Cooking on the Edge of the World explores life on an island with food, drink and community at its heart. Surrounded by crystal-clear waters, Shetland seafood is second to none. The native sheep roam freely. Here cooks, farmers, crofters and fishermen toil following traditions that go back hundreds of years. This is a heartfelt book, full of passion for place and community. The recipes celebrate the very best the isles have to offer, feasting on the ocean’s harvest and the treasures of croft land and cliff face. There is cooking fuelled by necessity and thrift and, as you might expect on Scotland’s Norse edge, there are drams and parties galore. With spectacular photography by Andy Sewell, Shetland celebrates a very different kind of island paradise.

Author : James John Haldane Burgess
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.KJ/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tang written by James John Haldane Burgess and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lawrence Tulloch
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750955465
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shetland Folk Tales written by Lawrence Tulloch and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being separate from the Scottish mainland, the Shetland Isles have a rich and unique tradition of folklore, from selkies to invading giants and Vikings. This book brings together for the first time many tales of the Isles, including The Boy Who Came from the Ground, and Norway's First Troll, among many others. This collection is sure to enthral and entertain those from the region and anyone who picks up a copy.