by arctic Author | May 20, 2014 | BIVROST Stories
Find out how the Northern Lights occur, the best places to see them and more facts about the Aurora Borealis: Created by: VisitNorway.com in partnership with...
by arctic Author | May 20, 2014 | BIVROST Stories
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS IN HISTORY – From superstition to knowledge Over the millennias humans have created stories, myths and misconceptions about the phenomenon of northern lights. The Northern Lights are therefore tied not only to research and science, but also...
by arctic Author | May 20, 2014 | BIVROST Stories
Tale of the Northern Lights Saami tale about the boy who teased the sun, moon, stars and northern lights . Two brothers once ran off to separate the reindeers. In the morning when the sun rose, the youngest yoiked (chanted): The sunman shines Yells at all which is...
by arctic Author | May 20, 2014 | BIVROST Stories
The Italian explorer and airship designer Umberto Nobile (1885-1978) was a pioneer in Arctic aviation. His dirigible flight over the North Pole encouraged greater use of aircraft in the Arctic. Umberto Nobile was born in Lauro, Italy (near Naples) on January 21, 1885....
by arctic Author | May 20, 2014 | BIVROST Stories
Ohthere of Hålogaland is often referred to as the first North Norwegian man. He was a Viking Age seafarer known only from an account of his travels which he gave to King Alfred of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex around 890 AD. His account was incorporated into an...
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