Earlier Sky Reports from the Scandinavian Record
~ Saturday, June 20, 2020 ~
The question the 1947 Røros log entry raises is whether earlier accounts of unusual lights in the Hessdalen area exist in pre-modern sources. This is a straightforward historical question, and the answer is mixed: there is relevant material in the Norwegian clerical and parish record tradition, but most of it is ambiguous enough to require caution.