Auroral Legends

The Aurora

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The aurora depicted as a battle over the Bavarian city of Bamberg about 1560		 Click for a closeup view
An unusually fanciful interpretation of the aurora of medieval days (Bohemia, 1570)
 

The aurora also was associated with battles or
depicted as candles in the sky in medieval artwork.

 

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