History of Shetland in 10 Minutes... Plus 60% Extra FREE
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- Ah Shetland! There's no place quite like it. Vikings, Up Helly Aa, history, archaeology and culture. Scottish history tour guide, Bruce Fummey, spent some time there to bring you the unique history of these islands. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did
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As a Scottish history tour guide people ask: Help me plan a Scottish holiday, or help me plan a Scottish vacation if your from the US. So I've tried to give a bit of history, but some places of interest in Scotland as well.
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I was really excited about this video. Less excited now I'm seeing you working with promote Shetland ☹️ take what they have to say with a pinch of salt
Nice one big man hope it leads to more commissions for you.
Quality videos great narrative and yer patters no bad
Only downside bad dancing and some English blood😂😂👏👏🏴🏴
ye gett bigger and bigger with each upload mate....😕 A wee bit focus on yr health aye?
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At this stage I’m questioning why Bruce hasn’t been snapped up by a TV channel to present a documentary. He’s a natural and so interesting to listen to. The accent makes it 10x better too!
edit: I've seen the replies and I agree with the majority's opinion that if Bruce worked for a channel he would be under much more control and not have the freedom he does now to decide what topics he covers. It's great we have TH-cam to watch independent content from people like Bruce.
Agreed!
I'm falling in love with all scottish accents.
I'm kind of glad he hasn't, right now he can make whatever videos & edits he wants, with some control I assume give to groups who he's partnering with for individual videos such as the museums he films in.
I doubt a channel would permit him the same level of control he has now, they'd be the ones calling the shots at the end of the day.
That's my worry anyway.
who watches tv anymore
He has a genuine passion for our country and it's history, which is so obvious in his videos. But equally it's his way of putting it over, it's not a lecture, it's like he's chatting with you, personally, the "amateur" level, which you can't get if you have a film and production crew.
I'd like to see him doing professional documentaries, I believe he'd be very popular, as long as he doesn't lose his own unique style.
I do like Tony Robinson's programs on history, he has a similar relaxed style, despite the large professional crew that follows him, so it can be done
Tunnock's caramel wafers on the flight that's class man
Used to get a full meal 25 years ago.
@@martynneeson5668 Swap the coffee for an Irn Bru, and you’ve got a square meal.
Required eating in the possibility of the aeroplane's engines cutting out!!🤯
@Coinneach Reid 😎
@Martyn On a trip to Shetland?
My wife and I lived in Shetland for 10 years from 1974-1984. The younger two of our three bairns were born in Shetland. It's an amazing place! We lived in Trondra, the small island just to the south of Scalloway harbour. I taught in Scalloway Junior High School and our bairns started school in the SJHS Primary department. It's all a long time ago, but Shetland still has a very important place in my heart!
Very cool story, thanks for sharing!
Drugs over run it now anyone with sence got the fuck out about 10-15 years ago hahah
I worked in Shetland for a year in the early 1980's. BP were building an oil and gas terminal at Sullom Voe. We use to go to Lerwick sometimes at the weekend. Found the locals very friendly and they don't like to be called Scottish but Shetlanders.
I similarly worked and lived in Shetland for 2 years in the early 80's. Fantastic place, wonderful people
Oh that Scotland/Shetland thing was made clear to me right enough
It is also Shetland not the Shetlands. I'm amazed u weren't told that as well.
Yes, and I got that with Orcadians as well. They have their own view of themselves and their history mostly through their shared Scandic roots..
Aye...history rankles on😁
History of Shetland in 10 Minutes? Impossible! I had to keep multiple browser tabs open to learn more about all the wonderful places you visited. Those Shetlanders got much more than their money's worth. Tech notes: So happy to see it in 4K; writing/camera/drone/editing/production work was best ever!
Ah you're kind George
That drone footage really adds something, doesn't it.
Ive been too Shetland visited my father's side of my family.
Fell in love with the Shetland Isles.
Toured Shetland on my old firestorm.
Camped every night, it was incredible.
There are 2 places in Scotland that awe and amaze me Rosslyn Chapel and Shetland. I cannot get enough of either. I have been to Shetland about 20 times and I find something new on every trip. It is not easy to get to Shetland, but well worth the effort.
Aye one trip's not enough
Please do a video on the Orkney isles, my home. So much history to cover! Knap of howar (possibly the oldest surviving stone settlement in Northern Europe), Skara brae, Ring of Brodgar, Maeshowe, tomb of the Eagles, dozens of Iron Age Brochs, Pictish stone carvings, the legend about the Picts first settlement in Scotland, the arrival of the vikings, the earldom of Orkney, the Battle of Papdale, scapa flow in both world wars and loads more to discover aswell :) also loads of nice pubs and restaurants to sample some of our local food and whisky
I've got a soft spot in my heart for the Picts. Would love to visit Orkney isles.
They've closed the tomb of the eagles to visitors now 😕
Yes please! My late husbands however many greats grandfather was from the Orkneys
I am proud to say my father was a Shetlander, born in Voe. Spent a number of Summers as a child, absolutely love the Isles.
They were lovely when we were up
Fantastic! SO interesting. Looking forward to more. Thanks to Promote Shetland and Scottish History Tours. 🏴
More to come!
I grew up in Shetland, I can't imagine that I'd have had a better childhood anywhere else. Of course there's more to Shetland than history, archeology and tradition. Stunning landscape, secluded beaches with crystal clear water and wildlife, mainly marine and birds can be amazing.
I have travelled vicariously this year to: England, Germany, Edinburgh, Orkney, Shetland, Glasgow. I can't wait to see more of this world! Thanks Bruce for being an informative tour guide.
Wonderful!
Shetland looks so fuzzy like you could pet it and the stones of the communal area are so worn they're about round. simply beautiful , wow
My bucket list just got so much longer I had to staple another sheet of paper to the bottom of it to make more room.
Brilliant video. Your excitement is palpable, and completely justified!
😂😂😂 Fill that bucket
Love this history, ah Shetland❣️
My family in Lossiiemouth are convinced they are Viking related and have Shetland often on their minds, thanks ❗️
A lot of us on the east coast highlands are viking stock
True
I love watching his videos. I have learned more about Scotland watch his tours then I ever have reading books or watching the history channel. Plus I just love his voice, how excited he is when he talks about the history of Scotland.
Ah thanks Stacie
Would love to visit someday. I think far too little attention is paid to our earliest history, which is also our longest, and it looks like the Shetland's has it in spades.
Do the double get the ferry have a few days on Orkney then head up to Shetland you trip over history at every 100 steps up there
@@pamelaadam9207 Do the treble, get a ferry to the Faeroes too 👍
Nah skip Orkney. Why would I want to stay in a like of shot for two days when I could go straight to the important stuff
It's not the Shetlands ITS SHETLAND
I was in the Shetland Isles in 2013. Lovely amazing place with wonderful people ❤️
Looking forward to more on Shetland ,the Orkneys are well worth a video or three as well
I'll await their call😁
It's not the Orkneys it is Orkney.
Went with my dad in July. He worked in Sulom Voe when me and sis were little. Dad was my personal tour guide. Saw loads of it. What an amazing place. We also went to Unst. It was great. Usually head south. What an experience x
It's like time traveling listening and watching you make histiry come alive
That's what we try to do
A great intro video to one of my favourite places. I spent over a month visiting the historical sites in the Shetlands and didn't even scratch the surface. How about an episode about the Shetland Bus of WW2 an heroic campaign that deserves a wider audience? That's after you've done the Mousa broch and the Jarlshof sites, of course. Too much for one lifetime? Well, maybe.
Yes, the Shetland Bus, please!
I'm already home, so I'm afraid you're getting what's already in the can😜
"Shetland" - not "the Shetlands" if you don't want to upset Shetlanders :p
@@Nastyswimmer Thank you XD I haven't been back in a decade or so and it still gets me!
Although there are remnants and some impressive remains like Mousa Broch, the arrival of our Nordic ancestors swamped and smothered Shetland like a wave.
Some so-called experts speak about the "Norse era" but the reality is we're still here(btw Up-Helly-Aa is a joke).
My first ancestor is a man from Unst in 1450 called Hendrich Hendrichsson and hundreds of other Shetlanders can trace their family trees back to Norse ancestors.
I'm glad you spoke about the oppression we suffered at the hands of a certain class of obnoxious scots as they clawed our land into their hands because it was truly a dark, dark chapter.
The Old Norse name for Shetland is Hjaltland and there's a fjord that leads into Bergen called Hjeltefjorden.
It simply means "the fjord to Shetland" or "the Shetland fjord".
Depends on what you mean with Up Helly Aa as a joke. Is it 'a tractional Viking ceremony'? No, it's a Victorian fancy, but it has become a cultural facet. Is is a joke in that people hold so preciously to all the jarls being male and basically needing to be related o someone to get in? Yeah, that's a joke.
@@KismetLizard It's held up as a celebration of our viking heritage but I find it an embarrassment when I look around at our Nordic neighbours. Just a few weeks ago a Lerwick Jarl-to-be thought Tórshavn was in Norway.......
Brilliant that you've been Commissioned, they know class when they see it. 👍
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Another great episode.Thank you for making it and sharing it. I have an Irish background but am very interested in all the Celtic history of Britain and Ireland and the Isle of Man. Your channel is the best for Scottish history and your style of presenting the history is perfect.
Ah thanks Peadar
Are you interested in England's Celtic history?
@@davidgreen6490 yes indeed. But in all honesty I don't know much about the Celtic peoples of Britain and Ireland. Any information is exciting to me. Are there any books about this or websites? I didn't mention England because I was referring to the Celtic peoples and the English people had different origins but I do realise that Celtic people lived all over Britain but I thought they were forced away or moved from what we know as England or were assimilated into the new arrivals into England. So yes, I would love to know about the Celts in England. Boudicca was a Celt and has such an interesting story. I live in England on the Midlands so Celtic history from there would be particularly of interest to me. As you can tell I don't know much about the Celts in Britain and Ireland which is why I love this TH-cam channel about Scottish history. History in general interests me.
For sure I'll spend many days visiting all of Shetland! Thank you!
I love this channel!!! It's like having a conversation with that Aunt, who teaches you something new, with each conversation.
Stick with Auntie Brucie
@@ScotlandHistoryTours 😅 you're awesome.
Really beautiful video, Lord Bruce! The Shetlanders should rightly be pleased! Thanks!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
A great informative video as always. Shetland and Orkney are 2 of the most interesting places on our great islands I want to visit
Was there back in august of 2021. Working on moving there. Freakin love it. My Norwegian heritage settled there on their way to the Faroe Islands 🇫🇴.
I was born in Shetland so I had to watch!
So glad you showed St. Ninian's, it's a place where my Sooth-Moother come Shetlander Gran always said "was the closest place to heaven on Earth"
Aye bonny
I have been to Shetland twice and can’t wait to be able to get back.
I just moved here with my family. Best decision ever.
I've been here 12 years, nowhere beats it.
Funnily enough I was going to ask you to do a video about Shetland. Great timing! I've been watching the tv show and I've been trying to learn more about this island.
Brilliant
Great video as always. Love learning Scottish history. 5:36 am in North Carolina watching you. Have a blessed day!!
The timing of this video is suberb as soon i'll be visiting Shetland. And something already tells me i'll regreat only chosing 3 days for the visit.
Aye, it's not enough
Such a thoroughly interesting subject, Exquisitely presented and produced film Bruce, riveted to my armchair with a brew and also a tunnocks. 😊. Love the humour too.
Thank you. Excited for the next. 👍🏻
Thanks Dave
Class mate as always 🏴
Ah thanks Connor
You’re a bloody legend mate!
Yes Bruce, I’ve been to Shetland. Lived there in fact, worked on the infamous “White Hoose” building for SIC. Lived there happily for 18 months first on Commercial Street in Lerwick, then moved in to board with friends in Bressay. A veteran of 3 Up Helly Aa’s now and have climbed all round the island (mainly sea cliffs). Not been back in about 10 years, but the place and it’s people have a special place in my heart. I’m from Newcastle upon Tyne and loved every minute of living and working there.
Well done for all you do, Bruce you are easy to listen to but most importantly you are not afraid to take criticism if you’re not exactly right I applaud you
Oh shit who's criticising ?
Thanks Bruce, still the best purveyor of Scottish history in the short form. Did I spy an Otago Highlander's t-shirt? Good man yourself!
Aye, hope to get down to Dunedin and watch them again in 2023
Rob, here's the link for Dunedin live shows. I'd be really grateful if you'd help by spreading the word far and wide Let's fill this place www.dunedinfringe.nz/events/stories-of-scotland
Double English Bruce I just love it when one of your videos drops, they are always entertaining and informative.
Ah thanks Martin... and fuck off, I'm Scottish
Hing on! We awe seen the evidence 🤣🤣🤣
Love Shetland, have visited twice. Leaves an impression on the soul.
I have a ring that was made in Shetland based on a treasure trove find that the local people hid from the Vikings before they conquered the island, I would like to visit Shetland one day and go to the Viking festival.
Thank you for all your videos. I get to tour Scottland through your eyes. Wonderful❤
I think this is my #1 video 👍. What an exciting and adventurous opportunity for you and the Shetlands! Such historical gems every where you turn.💗
It's an incredible place
Been hoping you’d get to Shetland. Great presentation! My 3xgreat grandfather John Nisbet was from Unst. In fact, if you get back there you can stay in the croft he was born in, Hannigarth. It’s now a holiday let!
A whole episode filmed in Unst coming later
Thanks, Bruce, for this wee tour! I would love to see and learn more. I've been to Orkney, but haven't made it all the way to Shetland... yet!
There are more Shetland videos to come
I'm from Australia, and after watching this and Shetland. I would like to visit more. My friend keep asking when I visit Scotland again and Possibly Shetland.
Brilliant
Beautiful scenery, and national treasure! ❤️
It really is!
Thank you so much for sharing this interesting video. From a friend in the forests of the Pacific Northwest coast- much appreciated!
You're welcome
Been in Shetland since I’ve been a bairn only 12 years ago but… I don’t think I’m ever going to leave 🤩🤩
I pitched my tent in Staneydale Temple last year for a night or two. Very good spot indeed!
I've been waiting for a video like this about Shetland! 10 points man
Thank you sir
Thank You. ❣️🕊💓🕊
"but partrick, he was still a bastard".....true in form, true in nature as ma granny would say.
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What a fantastic commission! Shetland is on the list to do.
Brilliant
Love it ❣️Thank you❣️Tell us more about The Shetlands🙏🏻
Yes thank you thank you 👍
Another brilliant story.. thank you..
great place and lovely people ..
As a student nurse I was on placement with a district nurse based in Brae, covering up to Yell and Unst.
She drove like a Finnish rally champion.
Great craic.
I was in Shetland for work during tight COVID restrictions and was surprised by how flat it was, having been to Skye. It was still striking though, and the light is different and more changeable than anywhere else I’ve been.I also had a wonderful curry in a Nepalese restaurant in Lerwick. Why was there one hat on a shelf in the car hire office and nothing else? Do they also do heid attire hire?
The olso have crew buses 17 seaters for hire if you go up with a few of you
@kevinhand 😂😂
Can’t wait for this series 🤩
Wow...Bruce, That was exceptional!...I relate specifically to this due to my heredity from my mum, I took on 49% of her full blooded Norwegianism with an addition 25% Swedish character. When I was born and on me dads side, Irish @14% and Scottish @ 12%, though the numbers are but numbers I feel a kinship to all these things and thank you and the Shetland folk for inviting you to such a wonderful rich place to share with us here. Rock till you drop my friend, Break some legs!
I live in Canada but my roots are in Scotland. Could you do a documentary on Aberdeenshire? There are lots of ancient hill forts, standing stones, and ancient castles. I'd love to see that. You do an amazing job. I love every story
I think I've made a few up that way
@isobelpirie1823 Live shows in Canada in 2024. Shows in Halifax, Annapolis, New Glasgow, Moncton, Montreal, Perth , Ottawa, Toronto, Fergus, Seaforth, Calgary, Vancouver and Victoria. Most of the details are here. www.brucefummey.co.uk/shows.aspx
Brilliant Bruce, great video and Shetland looks incredible. Cheers.
i have not lived there, but my Dad used to do a monthly Ear, Nose and Throat clinic there when we lived in Aberdeen.
You are beyond amazing. Never a dull moment. You make history come alive. Thank you🙏❤️👍
Wow, thank you Benita
You know watching this, I am gonna start a bucket list.
I am going to put Up Helly Aa on. I saw it on Blue Peter, as a kid. My six year old self couldn’t see why we all didn’t do this!
So far, it’s to visit all the SPL and SFL grounds and Up Helly Aa
Brilliant
This is fabulous💚 Thank you, Bruce! I can't wait to visit Shetland and look forward to more of your tour videos.
Glad you enjoy it!
Kiwi here.My dad is from Scotland.I like learning little and different snippets of history as apposed to great long lectures and old mate here is just the ticket.
I never considered the Highland clearances took hold on the island too so thats something I'd like to learn more about now
There are several videos on Highland Clearances on the channel. In fact there's one back in the day that I recorded in Dunedin. Hopefully heading back down your way next year
@@ScotlandHistoryTours Wrapped to hear from you :) I live in the South of nz. Scottish people always immigrate to the coldest wettest part of any new country they move to!
Hopefully I can find the doco you filmed in Dunedin.
I hope to be down there again in April
John, here's the link for Dunedin live shows. I'd be really grateful if you'd help by spreading the word far and wide Let's fill this place www.dunedinfringe.nz/events/stories-of-scotland
I'm also doing gigs in Christchurch this weekend and Auckland at the end of the month
@@ScotlandHistoryTours Hey,sure. I'll try and make it to see you.I live 2 hours away on the South coast,though around when your show is I may be working 3 hours north in Ashburton.Thanks for the heads up
Appreciate your interesting and fun video! Slainte!
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Another great and informative video! The age of those first walls dividing farming plots shows how much we still have to learn about the complexity of what we refer to as “primitive” societies. And what a rich historical tapestry the Shetlands preserve! Thank you for showing it.
Cheers Gerard
Shetlaun is a lot more than 600 hundred years of viking occupation. Innse Cat has an Irish hermitage culture too , much of Scotland can claim a Scandinavian heritage, we all have a varied heritage!
The video helped in that.
This was very interesting as usual.
Shetland has always been on my bucket list - and this video just gave me the much needed kick up the backside to start saving up!
Brilliant
i love watching Bruce! So animated and makes me excited to learn!
Yaaaaaay
Such interesting history!! Thank you so much for bringing these stories to life!
Our pleasure!
This is awesome. So the family story on bio dads side is that we originated in Sweden. We migrated to Denmark and lived as Danes for generations. Then we migrated to Scotland and inhabited Lochalsh, and the Shetland and Orkney Islands and we fought over Skye, and that we were Mattesson with two S's in Sweden and we were Clan Matheson in Scotland. Other family members say this is not possible so there is an argument over descending from Clan Matheson. But my bio mom bought me a second dna test that gives the locations your dna comes from and mine does include Orkney AND Shetland islands :) Looks like the test settles that debate. Fac Et Spera!
I'm looking forward to more videos about Shetland. Amazing storytelling as always. On my bucket list to visit for sure.
More to come!
I went to Orkney a couple of weeks ago and now I have the remote island travel bug and am set on going to Shetland next year. Thanks for this very informative video!
Ah brings back memories. Was there a few years back for two weeks. Took a 7 hour train from Lincoln to Aberdeen and then a 14 hour ferry ride to Lerwick ( it was quicker for me to fly to the yukon haha) Shetland is fantastic place. Not been watching many vids on youtube for awhile so a good video to get back into the swing of things Bruce :)
I saw you walking past st giles cathedral with your crew yesterday, Bruce! Looking forward to seeing what history you cover in the capital city. All the best. Michael. 👋
There's a video about Edinburgh Fringe coming out on Saturday
Always wanted to visit Shetland, I am almost 40 so I plan on going soon
Very interesting video! Looking forward to more on Shetland, thank you, Bruce.
So interesting! Thankyou Bruce! 🤗
You're welcome
Bruce Fummey is an amazing story teller! He has some wonderful stories on his channel, wish there was more of him in the vid.
BTW hearing Scottish kingmaking explained gave me such Crusader Kings II (PC game) vibes; pretty accurate with how it works in the game!
Looking forward to those next Shetland videos, that was a cracker Bruce 😊
This channel is brilliant I love history and you've brought it to life thank for all the hard work that you put into it
Ah that's brilliant Janet
Thanks Bruce.i found the whole video fascinating and I feel bad that I have seen so little of my own country,it looked absolutely stunning.❤️🏴
We're happy to be going with you Bruce!
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Loved this posting Bruce. Still waiting for Henry St Claire. A century before Columbus.
The guy shrugging his shoulders had me in stitches
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Great video mate what an incredible place! 👍🏴
Well done Bruce on landing the Shetland gig...
Great trip
We visited Shetland & Orkney back in 2019. What a blast we had. We actually stayed in the Valley B&B where you did. When I saw it on your video I had to double-check. We highly recommend it as a base to explore "the end of the earth". You must eat at Frankie's Fish & Chips! Fantastic grub fresh out of the sea! I'm thoroughly enjoying your videos! I'm first-generation American off Scottish parents who emigrated back in 1951. Great job Bruce. Keep up the great work pal!
I'm looking forward to the new TV show, It's always sunny in Shetland staring Bruce! Lots of really interesting information and I'm looking forward to the rest of the videos.
You and me both!
I am so looking forward to yet another vlog of Shetland. A very interesting place to visit. I’ve never been to Europe, Bruce, but would love to visit all of Scotland, including Shetland. The history in your areas is so interesting as actually that is where a lot of Americans stem from, when you think of it. all over Europe, especially the eastern parts of Europe, from the far south up to far north.
You should come