River’s dad was in the Lerwick Up Helly Aa Jarl Squad. He came in as River’s Show and Tell which was really exciting.

He told the class about how his suit was made and all the different jobs people did to make the different parts. The children got to hold the shield, the axe and the dagger. The helmet was amazing and he shared lots of information about the detail and feathers on it.

River loved having his dad in and it was super to have a ‘friendly’ viking in to class before the arrival of the fearsome NGUHA jarl squad.