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Aurora Borealis is a Norse myth technology in Age of Mythology that is available to worshipers of Freyja and can be researched at the Temple. Once researched, it upgrades Valkyries into Shieldmaiden Valkyries, increasing their attack by +50% and their healing rate by +33%.

Note that in the Fall of the Trident campaign, the hero Valkyrie Reginleif is also affected by Aurora Borealis.

History[]

The aurora borealis, or "northern lights", consist of flickering rainbow colors that can be seen in clear skies at high latitudes. The lights were said by the Norse to be caused by the glittering armor of the Valkyries as they rode across the northern night sky.
—In-game help section
Norse myth technologies in Age of Mythology
ArchaicAge Archaic Age
OdinPortrait OdinLoneWanderer Lone Wanderer
ThorPortrait ThorPigSticker Pig Sticker · HammerOfTheGods Hammer of the Gods · MeteoricIronMail Meteoric Iron Mail · DragonscaleShields Dragonscale Shields
LokiPortrait LokiEyesInTheForest Eyes in the Forest
ClassicalAge Classical Age
FreyjaIcon FreyjaAuroraBorealis Aurora Borealis · ThunderingHooves Thundering Hooves
HeimdallIcon HeimdallElhrimnirKettle Elhrimnir Kettle · Safeguard Safeguard · ArcticWind Arctic Winds
ForsetiIcon ForsetiHamarr Hamarrtroll · Hall of Thanes Hall of Thanes · MithrilBreastplate Mithril Breastplate
HeroicAge Heroic Age
SkadiIcon SkadiHuntressAxe Huntress Axe · WinterHarvest Winter Harvest · Rime Rime
BragiIcon BragiCall of Valhalla Call of Valhalla · SwineArray Swine Array · ThurisazRune Thurisaz Rune
NjordIcon NjordRingGiver Ring Giver · LongSerpent Long Serpent · Wrath of the Deep Wrath of the Deep
MythicAge Mythic Age
BaldrIcon BaldrSons of Sleipnir Sons of Sleipnir · DwarvenAuger Dwarven Auger · ArcticGale Arctic Gale
TyrIcon TyrBerserkergang Berserkergang · Bravery Bravery
HelIcon HelGraniteBlood Granite Blood · Rampage Rampage
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