by Lyonel Perabo | Mar 30, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
The ancient sagas are full of heroes, kings and chieftains, fighting for power and glory. Among those champions, the North-Norwegian chieftain Rauðr inn rammi is most famous. Here’s why. The tale of Raud the strong exists in numerous Icelandic sagas. Three slightly...
by Asgeir Brekke | Mar 23, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
In 1618 three comets were seen in passage, leading to a heated debate as to their origin amongst learned scholars in southern and central Europe. Galileo Galilei was one of these and here he refers to the northern lights with the Latin term Aurora Borealis or the red...
by Lyonel Perabo | Mar 17, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
During the glorious Viking-Age of Scandinavia, Norse warriors raided, explored, fought and discovered new lands with their courage and wits as their only help. The Northern parts of Norway and especially the Lofoten islands produced quite a lot of those mighty heroes....
by Lyonel Perabo | Mar 3, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
Only a tiny percentage of people on Earth have ever had the chance of seeing the magnificent Northern Lights. However, with the aid of modern digital photography and the internet, many have been able to look at pictures of the phenomenon. Still the experience of...
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