Up Helly Aa

Former Jarls

Having served their time on the Committee and following Up Helly Aa day the Guizer Jarl then becomes a member of the Ex-Jarls Committee. The table below lists all the Ex-Jarls, the character they portrayed, the name of their Galley and their ranks tune.

Year		Jarl	Character	Galley Name	Ranks Tune
1906	*	J W Robertson	**	**	**
1907	*	H J Anderson	**	**	**
1908	*	W. Sinclair	**	**	**
1909	*	JAS Laing	**	**	**
1910	*	G. T. Anderson	**	**	**
1911	*	E. S. Reid Tait	**	**	**
1912	*	E. S. Reid Tait (For H. Kay)	**	**	**
1913	*	McG. Scott	**	Thor	**
1914	*	Laurence Sandison	**	Aegers Hest	**
First World War
1920	*	Bertie Robertson	**	**	**
1921	*	A. P. Hawick	Vikings	Haco	**
1922	*	Geroge H. Burgess	Balder	Sigr	**
1923	*	John Campbell	Frey	Njord	**
1924	*	Charles A. Petrie	Heimdall	Gerda	**
1925	*	Laurence Gray	Njord	Maurildi	**
1926	*	Charles A. Manson	Helgeland Vikings	Hvitabjörn	**
1927	*	James McIntosh	Olaf Tryggveson	Ormr	**
1928	*	Robert A. Johnson	Ullr	Vegr	**
1929	*	P. Bruce Laurenson	Vikings	Vali	**
1930	*	P. S. Goodlad	Jom Vikings	Fraegth	**
1931	*	J. W. Irvine	Jorsalafarers	Idun	**
1932	*	Peter Moar	Vikings	Friðr	**
1933	*	A. R. M. Mathewson	Frithiof	Ellida	**
1934	*	Tom Henry	King Sverre's Birkbeiners	Hugro	**
1935	*	John Gear	Vikings	Sæ-Orn	**
1936	*	J. W. P. Angus	Varanger Guard	Beykisudin	**
1937	*	Robert Gray	Leif Erikson	Odur	**
1938	*	James Anderson	Hjatlanders	Jola-Tungl	**
1939	*	Gilbert Halcrow	Erik the Red	Visund	**
Second World War
1949	*	L. L . Johnson	Jarl Rognvald Kolson	Hjolp	**
1950	*	G. W. Blance	Torf-Einar	Möre	**
1951	*	J. W. Hunter	Sverre	Mariasud	**
1952	*	J. P. Smith	Jarl Ragnvald More	Sundmöre	**
1953	*	A. B. Williamson	Eyskeggs	Eyskegg	**
1954	*	L. T. Thomason	Hakon Hakonsson	Kross-Suthin	**
1955	*	J. M. McIntosh	Thorfin Karlsefni	Gudrid	**
1956	*	J. P. Moar	King Harald Harfagr	Gyda	**
1957	*	A. G. Johnston	Haakon the Jarl	Thora	**
1958	*	G. A. W. Manson	Jarl Erik Hakkonsson	Jernskjegg	**
1959	*	Jack Scott	King Magnus Barelegs	Hok	**
1960	*	William Tait	Olaf the Saint	Visund	**
1961	*	James Young	Harald Hardrada's Vaerings	Væring	**
1962	*	G. W. Leask	Olaf Kyrre	Olaf Kyrre	**
1963	*	G. A. B. Paton	Sigurd the Crusader	Jorsalfarer	**
1964	*	J. G. Hunter	King Harald Graafeld	Harald Grafel	Our Director
1965	*	Thomas Moncrieff	Ottar the Explorer	Loki	Our Director
1966	*	Joe S. Hunter	Haakon the Good	Feeyarsund	Belphegor
1967		Douglas C. Smith	Erling Skakki	Bökesunden	Stein Song
1968	*	Thomas Simpson	Halfdan the Black	Viggyrdil (war girdle)	Scotland the Brave
1969	*	A. T. H. Tulloch	Magnus the Lawmender	Lagaböter (lawmender)	Wark o' the Weavers
1970	*	William Peterson	Einar Thambarskelver	Ormrinn Langi (the long serpent)	Our Director
1971	*	Allan Anderson	Tore the Hound	Ulvin (the wolf)	Imperial Echoes
1972	*	John L. Laurenson	Bonder	Gula Ting Skib	Erimus
1973	*	Robert Geddes	Floki of the Ravens	Geirhilda	Standard of St George
1974		James Kerr	Magnus the Good	Bison	Saints
1975		Maurice Manson	Earl Thorfinn the Mighty	Bifrost	Rasmus
1976	*	John Johnston	Kali Kolson	Fifa (arrow)	Under the Double Eagle
1977		George Hunter	Sigmund Brestisson of Faroe	Skuda	Radetsky
1978	*	Peter Leith	Bjorn of Mousa	Thora	Mangaster Voe
1979		Jim Nicolson	Egil Scallagrimson	Kveldulf (night wolf)	Slantigart
1980	*	Don Leslie	Jan Bjornejegeren	Vår (spring)	B/M Burgoyne
1981	*	Harry Jamieson	Thorvald Thoreson	Virda	Blaze Away
1982	*	Kenny Crossan	Hakon's Fakkelbaere	Ormen (the serpent)	Gerty Boys
1983	*	James Burgess	Kari Solmundarson	Njord (god of wealth, sea & fire)	Fraternity
1984		Peter Malcolmson	Eirik Bloodaxe Haraldson	Bokies	Blayden Races
1985	*	John Ratter	Thorvald Inflyttere	Laks	Aces High
1986	*	Gordon Stronach	Sigurd's Crusaders	Nordlys (northern lights)	Sigurd's March
1987		Mitnie Simpson	Ragnar Lodbrok	Sungam	Brown Girl
1988		Charles Simpson	Thorbjorn Clerk	Ravnur	Holyrood
1989	*	Willie Black	Halfdan of Brouster	Jaruin	Black Bear
1990	*	John Mathewson	Svein Asleifarson	Gareksey	Colonel Bogey
1991		Andrew Johnston	Thorstein Olafsson	Sjøormen	Anchors Aweigh
1992		Laurence Moncrieff	Magnus Erlendson	Shoormal	Valdres March
1993		Ronald Gair	Earl Rognvald Brusason	Vagsoy	Roll Out the Barrel
1994		Charles W. Grant	Goturm the Dane	Drakker	Old Comrades
1995		Peter R. Leask	Jon Petersson of Sogn	Alasund	Vienna Remains Vienna
1996	*	Jim Coutts	Brusi Sigurdsson	Vågar	Happy Wanderer
1997		Willie Smith	Sigurd Magnusson	Garvor	Gammel Jegermarsj
1998		Colin Summers	Thorbjorn of Wast Burrafirt	Lori Tafgen	Jarl Summers Time
1999	*	Davie Mathewson	Sigurd Hlodvisson	Ásmundarvag	Liberty Bell
2000		Billy Goudie	Harald Maddadsson	Hvit Lyn	British Legion
2001		Michael Groat	Gunnar Hamundarson	Old Faithful	Blaze Away
2002		Bruce Leask	Harald Gilli Magnusson	Vest Maenir	Highland Laddie
2003		Alex Johnson	Olaf Sitricson	Aaksytrik	Wilds o' Yell
2004		Stanley Manson	Naddod of Faroe	Bergholm	Show Business
2005		Peter Fraser	Earl Sigurd o' Gord	Pete's Dragon	Teddy Bear's Picnic
2006		Mark Manson	Einar of Gullberuvik	Moogi	Blues On The March
2007		Graham Nicolson	Gunnar Egilsson	Jupiter	Blaze Away
2008		Roy Leask	Kol Kalison	Breckon	The Dambusters March
2009	*	Stephen Mouat	Othere Fra Hålogaland	Is Bjørn	The Great Escape
2010		Rae Simpson	Sigurd "Snake-Eye" Ragnarsson	Avie Jane	Killiecrankie
2011	*	John Hunter	Johan Sanderrevet of Valsgarde	Jägare	The Regiment
2012		David Nicolson	Böthvar Egilsson	Per Ardua	The A Team
2013		Stephen Grant	Gamle Eriksson	Krisara	On the Quarter Deck
2014		Ivor Cluness	Ivar 'the Boneless' Ragnarsson	Congo Warrior	The Raiders
2015		Neil Robertson	Olav Harldsson	Nils Olav	Out of the Blue
2016		Mark Evans	Solmund Sigurdsson	Lauren Grace	Pride of Princes Street
2017		Lyall Gair	Sweyn "Forkbeard" Haroldsson	Falcon	Gonna Fly Now
2018		Stewart Jamieson	Thorvald Thorvaldsson	Blaze Away	Old Comrades
2019		John Nicolson	Thorstein Egilsson	Chloe Barbara	The Magnificent Seven
2020		Liam Summers	Odin – Lord of the Gallows	Yggdrasil	Erimus
2023		Neil Moncrieff	Njal Thorgeirsson	Petingaer	The Middy
2024		Richard Moar	Harald Olafsson	Ethena	Getty Boys

`*` Deceased
`**` Information not available