Aurora elders from watching or interpreting the messages of ancestors they believed were transmitted through an aurora. "[[Bulfinch's Mythology]]" relates that in [[Norse mythology]], the armour of the [[Valkyrie|Valkyrior]] "sheds a strange flickering light, which flashes up over the northern skies, making what Men call the 'aurora borealis', or 'Northern Lights' ". There appears to be no evidence in [[Old Norse literature]] to substantiate this assertion. The first Old Norse account of "norðrljós" is found in the Norwegian chronicle "[[Konungs Skuggsjá]]" from AD 1230. The chronicler has heard about this phenomenon from compatriots returning from [[Greenland]], and he gives three possible
Cyclocephala borealis September and October and again in spring. This beetle is recognized as being edible to humans. "Cyclocephala borealis" was first described by Hermann Burmeister as "Cyclocephala villosa". As another species from Bolivia had already been given that name it was renamed "borealis" by Gilbert John Arrow. Cyclocephala borealis Cyclocephala borealis, the northern masked chafer, is a beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is native to North America, where it is considered a crop pest. This species is native to North America, and specimens have been collected from Maine to California and as far south as Alabama. Adult northern masked chafers