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The Northern Lights feature significantly in Norse mythology. One legend implies that the lights were reflections from the shields and armour of the Valkyries, the female warriors who decided who would live and die in battle. The Aurora Borealis was also believed to be “Bifrost Bridge”, the rainbow bridge that connects Asgard, the world of the Æsir tribe of gods, with Midgard, the world of humanity.