JonnyMcA Wrote:
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> It is rather likely, since aurora structure does
> take on the shapes of undulating ribbons that
> could be seen as serpents.
>
> Also, it can explain the "fiery shields" of
> Charlemagne. From Anneles Regni Francorum (Royal
> Frankish Annals) from here
>
Quote: Sed Dei virtus, sicut iustum est,
> superavit illorum virtutem, et quadam die, cum
> bellum praeparassent adversus christianos, qui in
> ipso castro residebant, apparuit manifeste gloria
> Dei supra domum ecclesiae, quae est infra ipsum
> castrum, videntibus multis tam aforis quam etiam
> et deintus, ex quibus multi manent usque adhuc; et
> dicunt vidisse instar duorum scutorum colore rubeo
> flammantes et agitantes supra ipsam ecclesiam.
>
>
> Translated (using Google translate) it reads
>
Quote:But the power of God, as it is just,
> overcame their strength, and the same day, while
> preparing for another war against the Christians,
> which is in him the castle in residence, plainly
> the glory of God appeared above the church, which
> is below the castle itself, being seen by many, as
> well as outwardly and within, of whom many remain
> until this present, and they say, that he had seen
> figure of two fiery red colour of shields and
> waving above the church itself.
>
> Note the word used to describe the shields is
> agitantes implying movement, apparently from the
> Latin word agito (from which we get our English
> word agitate). I havent studied Latin (coming
> from a High School), but, Google translate has
> decided to translate this word as “waving”. If
> this is a correct and legitimate translation then
> there were two fiery red waving “shields” observed
> in around 776. Aurora can be red and can appear
> to wave and ripple!
I posted
something on flaming shields a while back; the post has a link to the relevant translated passage:
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... the likeness of two shields, red in colour and flaming and moving to and fro over the church ...
(Cassell's Latin Dictionary) agito, agitare - "to put in constant motion, to drive about" - which I suppose would describe the motion of an aurora quite well.
However, the aurorae I've seen (on TV and photographs, never real life) always put me in mind of taffeta skirts: I've never seen one that reminded me of a shield ...
In the previous post, see that I asked whether:
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... it was more likely that the two “burning shields” are symbols indicating divine support for Charlemagne, rather than anything to do with fireballs or supernovae...
I suppose that the authors could have interpreted the aurorae as manifestations of divine support for Charlemagne, and described them accordingly.
Are there any examples of aurorae anywhere that look more like shields than skirts, I wonder ... ?
Ribbons, yes. But shields ...
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