Many Inuit communities believe the lights are the spirits of the dead playing a game of soccer in the heavens. They use a walrus skull as the ball , skittering and dancing across the sky.
For the Algonquin people, the lights are a reflection of a massive fire lit by their creator , Nanahbozho, to remind them he is still watching over them from the far north. Folklore and Omens Aurora Borealis
Vikings believed the aurora was the reflection of the armor and shields of the Valkyries as they led fallen warriors to Valhalla. Many Inuit communities believe the lights are the