From: Haukur Thorgeirsson
Message: 1941
Date: 2002-05-29
> Ravens have an iridescent sheen to one side of their feathers that refractsHaraldr konungr kvað:
> light and at certain angles reflects blue, green and violet, but very little
> red, yellow and orange. This can also be seen on the dark feathers of some
> species of ducks. Black cat-hair, on the other hand, can reflect all of the
> colors of the rainbow equally well.
> If the Old Norse experience of the color 'Black' was culturally influencedInteresting idea, though I, like you, don't have
> by ravens, then that could also help explain the relationship. It would be
> near impossible to prove, however, and I'm not trying to do so.