The northern lights turn the sky green at Hamary in Nordland, Norway.
The northern lights, the Milky Way and several shooting stars are seen in the night sky at Ifjord in Finnmark, Norway
Spectacular Display of the Northern Lights in Norway
It is easy to see why our ancestors were in awe of this magisterial display. Cowering lest they be sucked into the skies, they imagined that what they were seeing were the spirits of the dead; they saw warriors with burning swords, shoals of shimmering fish, the reflections of departed maidens. They felt it was dangerous to be outside.