GALLERY: Here’s Some Fun Vikings

• Up Helly Aa Fire Festival In Shetland

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  LERWICK, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 31: Locals dressed as Vikings march through the streets of Lerwick on January 31, 2006, in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The traditional festival of fire is known as 'Up Helly Aa'. The spectacular event takes place annually on the last Tuesday of January. The climax of the day comes with participants in full costume hauling a Viking longboat through the streets of Lerwick to the edge of town where up to 1000 participants of the parade will throw their flaming torches into the galley. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

• Up Helly Aa Fire Festival In Shetland

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  LERWICK, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 31: Locals dressed as Vikings march through the streets of Lerwick on January 31, 2006, in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The traditional festival of fire is known known as 'Up Helly Aa'. The spectacular event takes place annually on the last Tuesday of January. The climax of the day comes with participants in full costume hauling a Viking longboat through the streets of Lerwick to the edge of town where up to 1000 paraders will throw their flaming torches into the galley. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

• Jorvik Viking Festival Returns To York After Covid Hiatus

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  YORK, ENGLAND - MAY 28: Viking re-enactors prepare to march through York during the Yorvik Viking Festival on May 28, 2022 in York, England. The march through the city is part of a week of family friendly activities in York based around the Jorvik Viking Centre Viking Festival. The activities include Viking encampments, archaeological discoveries, crafting, sword combat sessions, best beard competition, skirmishes and a contest between four warring factions of Vikings which all aim to show the Norse heritage of the region and the connection with York. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
• Up Helly Aa Fire Festival In Shetland

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  LERWICK, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 31: Locals dressed as Vikings march through the streets of Lerwick on January 31, 2006, in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The traditional festival of fire is known known as 'Up Helly Aa'. The spectacular event takes place annually on the last Tuesday of January. The climax of the day comes with participants in full costume hauling a Viking longboat through the streets of Lerwick to the edge of town where up to 1000 paraders will throw their flaming torches into the galley. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

• Up Helly Aa Fire Festival In Shetland

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  LERWICK, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 31: Locals dressed as Vikings march through the streets of Lerwick January 31, 2006, in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The traditional festival of fire is known known as Up Helly Aa. The event takes place annually on the last Tuesday of January. The climax of the day comes with participants in full costume hauling a Viking longboat through the streets of Lerwick to the edge of town where up to 1000 paraders throw their flaming torches into the galley. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

• Jorvik Viking Festival Returns To York After Covid Hiatus

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  YORK, ENGLAND - MAY 28: Viking re-enactors prepare to march through York during the Yorvik Viking Festival on May 28, 2022 in York, England. The march through the city is part of a week of family friendly activities in York based around the Jorvik Viking Centre Viking Festival. The activities include Viking encampments, archaeological discoveries, crafting, sword combat sessions, best beard competition, skirmishes and a contest between four warring factions of Vikings which all aim to show the Norse heritage of the region and the connection with York. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
• Shetlanders Celebrate Annual Viking Festival Of Fire

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  LERWICK, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 27: Guizer Jarl Stanley Manson and his squad of Vikings brave the snow and march through the streets of Lerwick on January 27, 2004, in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The traditional festival of fire is known known as 'Up Helly Aa'. The spectacular event takes place annually on the last Tuesday of January. The climax of the day comes with participants in full costume hauling a Viking longboat through the streets of Lerwick to the edge of town where up to 1000 paraders will throw their flaming torches into the galley. (Photo by Chris Furlong/Getty Images)