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  • And he finished up with a rather marvellous reference to Up-Helly-Aa, the annual Viking festival on his home island of Shetland, in which burning ships are pushed out into the sea by a lot of very fierce-looking people in funny hats.

    British Blogs 2008

  • And he finished up with a rather marvellous reference to Up-Helly-Aa, the annual Viking festival on his home island of Shetland, in which burning ships are pushed out into the sea by a lot of very fierce-looking people in funny hats.

    Liberal Democrat Voice 2008

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