Jarl Squad
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Jarl Squad is the costumed Viking leadership group that leads the torchlit procession and festivities at the annual Up Helly Aa fire festival in Shetland, Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jarl Squad canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking re-enactment group
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cultural organization ⓘ festival leadership group ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | burning of the Viking galley ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lerwick Up Helly Aa committee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Up Helly Aa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Viking jarls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Shetland Islands traditions ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic symbol of Up Helly Aa
ⓘ
important part of Shetland identity ⓘ |
| eventTypeLed |
galley burning ceremony
ⓘ
torchlit procession ⓘ |
| festivalSeason | winter ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | living history performance ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Guizer Jarl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Guizer Jarl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageLink |
Norse culture
ⓘ
Viking history ⓘ |
| languageCommunity | English-speaking community ⓘ |
| leads | guizers ⓘ |
| location |
Lerwick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shetland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate Viking costumes
ⓘ
public appearances during Up Helly Aa ⓘ |
| partOf | Up Helly Aa fire festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performs |
ceremonial duties
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leading songs and chants ⓘ public visits and appearances ⓘ |
| represents | Viking jarl and his followers ⓘ |
| role |
leads festival festivities
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leads torchlit procession ⓘ symbolic Viking leadership ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | locally selected leadership ⓘ |
| tradition | Norse heritage celebration ⓘ |
| uses |
axes
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shields ⓘ torches ⓘ |
| wears |
Viking costumes
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Viking helmets ⓘ Viking-style cloaks ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Up Helly Aa