<head id="NEST_Norno.h1">Nordlys fra oldtid til opplysningstid</head> <head id="NEST_Nor_007en.h1">The Northern lights from Antiquity to the age of Enlightenments.</head>

<s id="NEST_Norno.s1">De eldste nordlysbeskrivelser</s> <s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s1">A description of the oldest of the northern lights.</s>

<s id="NEST_Norno.s2">De eldste norske skriftlige kilder g�r tilbake til ca. �r 1000.</s> <s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s2">The oldest of the Norwegian written sources can be traced back to approximately the year of 1000.</s>

<s id="NEST_Norno.s3">For � komme enda lenger tilbake i historien kan vi g� til middelhavslandene og Kina.</s> <s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s3">If we look further back in history we may look at the Mediterranean countries and China.</s>

<s id="NEST_Norno.s4">Fordi nordlyset hovedsakelig opptrer over polomr�dene, har oldtidens filosofer ved middelhavslandene og i Kina i beste fall sett noen f� nordlysutbrudd.</s> <s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s4">Because of the fact that the Northern lights mainly appears over the polar areas, the philosophers from the Mediterranean countries and China only got to see the Northern lights a few times of their lifetime.</s>

<s id="NEST_Norno.s5">Det er ikke mulig � tidfeste n�yaktig n�r det f�rste nordlyset ble sett.</s> <s id="NEST_Norno.s6">Noen mener, kanskje med god grunn, at en del av de eldgamle graveringer som er funnet i flere grotter langs Middelhavet, illustrerer nordlys.</s> <s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s5">It is not possible to time exactly when the Northern lights first was seen, but in some opinions there might be a good reason that many of the ancient engravings which illustrates the Northern lights are found in several caves along the Mediterranean.</s>

<s id="NEST_Norno.s7">Tidlige beskrivelser av nordlys finnes sannsynligvis i Det gamle testamentet.</s> <s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s6">An early description of the Northern lights is probably to be found in the Old Testament.</s>

<s id="NEST_Norno.s8">Vi tar med et kort utdrag fra f�rste kapittel hos Esekiel (ca. 593 f.Kr.):</s> <s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s7">Here is a short draft from the first chapter of Ezekiel (ca 593 B.C):</s>

<s id="NEST_Norno.s9">I et syn fikk jeg se et stormv�r som kom fra nord, en stor sky med flammende ild.</s> <s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s8">In a vision I saw a storm coming from north.</s> <s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s9">It looked like a big cloud with flames of fire.</s>

<s id="NEST_Norno.s10">Det str�lte og skinte omkring den, og midt inne i ilden blinket noe som skinnende metall.</s> <s id="NEST_Norno.s11">Midt i den viste det seg likesom fire levende skikkelser ...</s> <s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s10">In the middle of it there was something blinking like metal and it appeared something looking like four shapes which were alive

<head id="NEST_Norno.h1">Nordlys fra oldtid til opplysningstid</head>	<head id="NEST_Nor_007en.h1">The Northern lights from Antiquity to the age of Enlightenments.</head>
<s id="NEST_Norno.s1">De eldste nordlysbeskrivelser</s>	<s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s1">A description of the oldest of the northern lights.</s>
<s id="NEST_Norno.s2">De eldste norske skriftlige kilder g�r tilbake til ca. �r 1000.</s>	<s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s2">The oldest of the Norwegian written sources can be traced back to approximately the year of 1000.</s>
<s id="NEST_Norno.s3">For � komme enda lenger tilbake i historien kan vi g� til middelhavslandene og Kina.</s>	<s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s3">If we look further back in history we may look at the Mediterranean countries and China.</s>
<s id="NEST_Norno.s4">Fordi nordlyset hovedsakelig opptrer over polomr�dene, har oldtidens filosofer ved middelhavslandene og i Kina i beste fall sett noen f� nordlysutbrudd.</s>	<s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s4">Because of the fact that the Northern lights mainly appears over the polar areas, the philosophers from the Mediterranean countries and China only got to see the Northern lights a few times of their lifetime.</s>
<s id="NEST_Norno.s5">Det er ikke mulig � tidfeste n�yaktig n�r det f�rste nordlyset ble sett.</s> <s id="NEST_Norno.s6">Noen mener, kanskje med god grunn, at en del av de eldgamle graveringer som er funnet i flere grotter langs Middelhavet, illustrerer nordlys.</s>	<s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s5">It is not possible to time exactly when the Northern lights first was seen, but in some opinions there might be a good reason that many of the ancient engravings which illustrates the Northern lights are found in several caves along the Mediterranean.</s>
<s id="NEST_Norno.s7">Tidlige beskrivelser av nordlys finnes sannsynligvis i Det gamle testamentet.</s>	<s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s6">An early description of the Northern lights is probably to be found in the Old Testament.</s>
<s id="NEST_Norno.s8">Vi tar med et kort utdrag fra f�rste kapittel hos Esekiel (ca. 593 f.Kr.):</s>	<s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s7">Here is a short draft from the first chapter of Ezekiel (ca 593 B.C):</s>
<s id="NEST_Norno.s9">I et syn fikk jeg se et stormv�r som kom fra nord, en stor sky med flammende ild.</s>	<s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s8">In a vision I saw a storm coming from north.</s> <s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s9">It looked like a big cloud with flames of fire.</s>
<s id="NEST_Norno.s10">Det str�lte og skinte omkring den, og midt inne i ilden blinket noe som skinnende metall.</s> <s id="NEST_Norno.s11">Midt i den viste det seg likesom fire levende skikkelser ...</s>	<s id="NEST_Nor_007en.s10">In the middle of it there was something blinking like metal and it appeared something looking like four shapes which were alive