by Lyonel Perabo | Nov 11, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
As Northern Lights photography progressively leapt into the Digital realm in the early two-thousands, it soon became possible not only to take still images of the Aurora but also moving ones, Aurora videos in other words! As shown in the previous installments of this...
by Lyonel Perabo | Oct 31, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
Norway was one of the focal points of both the allies and the axis during the second World War. Numerous battles and other capital events took place on Norwegian soil but none is more harrowing than the Arctic escape of sergeant Jan Baalsrud in 1943. In April 1940,...
by Lyonel Perabo | Sep 15, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
Who doesn’t know about Reindeer? The horned animal is considered by many a symbol of the Arctic which can be found all over the Arctic and has become entwined with the way of life of Polar peoples in various fascinating ways. Fifteen-thousand years ago,...
by Lyonel Perabo | Aug 28, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
August nights in Arctic Norway don’t tend to be particularly dark. During the last days of the month, it can only be truly called night for a few hours around midnight. Still, in this darkness, a new light arises, a light that hasn’t been seen in many...
by Lyonel Perabo | Aug 25, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
During the long Cold War, Norway, as a member of NATO and direct neighbor to the Soviet Union, was in a crucial and critical position. Unwilling to leave their country unprotected in case of a conflict, Generals and other officials decided to establish a formidable...