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A member of the Jarl Viking Squad stares out from under his helmet during the annual Up Helly Aa Festival, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, 29 January 2008. Up Helly Aa celebrates the influence of the Scandinavian vikings in the Shetland Islands and has employed this theme in the festival since 1870. The event culminates with up to 1000 “guizers” (men in costume) throwing flaming torches into a Viking longship.
AFP PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZA