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SHETLAND-based creatives Renzo Spiteri and Jan Bee Brown will “transform the tale of the whale” through a new series of community storytelling events this month. Titled Leviathan, this new immersive journey bears witness to 200 years of stories and songs of Shetland’s...
‘YOU’RE not going to find haggis, kilts and bagpipes on Shetland’s Mainland,” writer and tour guide Laurie Goodlad says, as we peer out from…
Stave is an immaculately presented family home with stunning panoramic sea views. Situated in picturesque Hoswick, a thriving hamlet in the south mainland of Shetland, the property is close to a variety of local amenities whilst enjoying the benefits of quiet rural living. Stave...
Hunting Viking spirit in Shetland Janice Hopper © Provided by The Independent What’s not to love about a series of raucous fire festivals celebrating the end of winter and the coming of spring, where torchlit processions of Vikings set a galley ship alight before partying through the night? January to March would normally see Shetland come alive during Up Helly Aa, the festival that echoes dramatic Norse rituals of cremating celebrated Viking leaders in their ships. The event has evolved over time, and can be attributed to a heady combination of influences: the Norse tradi...