Shetland Favorite Tips by daarth

Viking heritage

Favorite thing: It is interesting when visiting Shetland to see how much the people value the Viking heritage. It can almost seem as if the Vikings are more celebrated here than in Norway!
I was told that many feel a strong bond to Norway and there are even a few that would like to see Orkney and Shetland returned (maybe a little tongue in cheek here hahaha)
They might be able to use a little historical fact to accomplish this:
In 1468, the Orkney and Shetland islands were pawned to the Scottish king to provide a dowry for a King's daughter, and they were never reclaimed.

A king...

Fondest memory: In Lerwick, there is a fish and chips shop just below the castle. On the roof of the shop lives a king in the form of a seagull. He is very careful to chase away any other seagulls. We decided to eat our fish and chips up at the castle and started walking. The king also came to the same conclusion, because he also started walking. He walked behind us all the way up. After following us all this way we felt obliged to share our lunch with him and he resumed his position on top of the fish and chips shop. This time he flew down there. We were told he was at least eighty years old.