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Up Helly Aa 2025: Eystein Magnusson and Family

Photo: Up Helly Aa 2025: Eystein Magnusson and Family

This year’s Guizer Jarl, Calum Grains, chose to portray Eystein Magnusson - joint King of Norway from 1103 to 1123, the son of Magnus ‘Barelegs’.

Calum is Chief Executive of the Lerwick Port Authority, whose offices are in the background of the photo. In Brydon Leslie’s saga of Eystein Magnusson, published in the official programme, he explains that amongst King Eystein’s accomplishments was developing Bergen harbour, and designing a new advanced harbour on the mouth of Trondheimsfjord.

A fitting choice of character for Calum, photographed above with his son and daughter.

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