List of Lerwick Up Helly Aa Guizer Jarls
lerwick helly aa largest helly aa fire festival celebrated annually last tuesday january lerwick capital shetland scotland guizer jarl featured lerwick helly aa since introduction position guizer jarl chief guizer modern festival lead squad dressed viking primary focus festival proceeding jarls squad dress viking festival squad dress costume associated act perform throughout hall opened torchlight procession took first world war squad viking appeared festival every year festival developed guizer jarl began portray specific individual saga history shetland later guizer jarl would select name galley constructed october previous year burned culmination torchlight procession along tune played lerwick brass band jarl lead squad rank guizers prior torchlight procession wishing become guizer jarl must elected lerwick helly aa committee election held mass meeting squad member attend serve committee year traditionally woman girl permitted lerwick squad able become guizer jarl however lerwick helly aa committee lifted restriction future festival first female member lerwick jarls squad featured female guizers permitted varying degree helly aa festival shetland two helly aa female guizer jarls angela tait leask first female jarl wall junior helly aa organised brownie lesley simpson became first adult female jarl south mainland helly aa