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visit right now with Alice Fox. She is going to
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be in Sioux Falls this evening for a really cool presentation.
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We're going to talk about Vikings, but what is the
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official name of this presentation? Once again, Alice.
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Thanks so much for having me on John. Um, So
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tonight we are going to be having a lecture called
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How the Vikings Conquered the Midwest here at Augustana University,
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hosted by the Center for Western Studies.
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And you are the one doing the presentation tonight. Let's
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talk about your background and how you got involved in this.
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So, yeah, so I am from the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
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just about six hours to the east. And my interest
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is in how the Vikings have been remembered after the
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Middle Ages up until the present, and especially here in
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the Midwest, where we have so much exciting culture based
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around the Vikings and their literature and their material culture.
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In the Midwest, there's a lot of Vikings. There's like
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a football team in Minnesota. There's a bunch of sports
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teams and schools all around. And if you go to
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the event tonight, you're going to find out why we
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have such a fascination with Vikings and kind of get
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a little background on why Vikings are so prevalent in
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the Midwest.
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Precisely. We're going to talk about sculptures. We're going to
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talk about mascots, including, you know, our very own here
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in Sioux Falls. And people dressing up as Vikings, people
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preserving Viking arts, and any kind of way that people
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might still be engaged in this Scandinavian history, whether they
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themselves are of Scandinavian extraction or not.
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So if somebody would like to join you this evening,
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is there a cost to get in?
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No, it is a free event. We welcome all comers.
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It's part of the Viking Days reunion on campus.
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I love that. So how long have you been interested
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in this and what got you interested in it?
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So I got into the Vikings back in graduate school.
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I started out actually interested in the French Revolution, but
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I was TAing for a class on Viking history and
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just absolutely fell in love with the Icelandic sagas and
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ended up sort of moving into that space. And I've
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been giving talks about the Vikings for the last four years.
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As you're out doing presentations about the Vikings, I bet
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you encounter some really cool questions, don't you?
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I love hearing from all sorts of people from all
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walks of life about where the Vikings have intersected with
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their lives, whether it's, you know, they're learning null binding,
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you know, if they've come through fiber arts and are
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now getting into sort of more Viking age forms of
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knitting and other fiber craft, or people who went to
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a school with the Vikings or people who have watched
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the TV shows and just really loved them.
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Tonight is the night. It's in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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The event is free, and we're going to find out
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right now what time should I be there to take
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in the big event.
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So we're going to be talking at 6 o'clock.
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Very nice. And I've seen this shared on Facebook quite
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a bit, so I'll be sure to share it on
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the Sunny Radio page. Thank you so much for taking
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the time to chat.
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I can't wait to meet people tonight and hear what
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you have to say about the Vikings and get to
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know everyone a little better. Dr.
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Alice Kwok has been our guest. She's from the University
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of Wisconsin-Madison, but she will be in Sioux Falls tonight,
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and she'll be at the Center for Western Studies on
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Summit in Sioux Falls. Again, if you would like to go,
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it is a free event. All of the details at Facebook.com
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slash Sunny Radio and Facebook.com slash Sioux Falls News.
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Brought to you by Octane Energy Drink, an all-in-one energy drink,
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pre-workout and sports drink. I think it tastes great and
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00:00:07.730 --> 00:00:11.220
it's good for you. Learn more at betterenergydrink.com. Use promo
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00:00:11.240 --> 00:00:17.260
code radio to get free shipping. That's betterenergydrink.com. Excited to
5
00:00:17.280 --> 00:00:19.179
visit right now with Alice Fox. She is going to
6
00:00:19.219 --> 00:00:22.760
be in Sioux Falls this evening for a really cool presentation.
7
00:00:22.780 --> 00:00:25.339
We're going to talk about Vikings, but what is the
8
00:00:25.420 --> 00:00:28.160
official name of this presentation? Once again, Alice.
9
00:00:28.440 --> 00:00:30.640
Thanks so much for having me on John. Um, So
10
00:00:30.660 --> 00:00:33.609
tonight we are going to be having a lecture called
11
00:00:34.030 --> 00:00:37.090
How the Vikings Conquered the Midwest here at Augustana University,
12
00:00:37.750 --> 00:00:39.770
hosted by the Center for Western Studies.
13
00:00:40.070 --> 00:00:42.630
And you are the one doing the presentation tonight. Let's
14
00:00:42.670 --> 00:00:44.890
talk about your background and how you got involved in this.
15
00:00:46.020 --> 00:00:48.979
So, yeah, so I am from the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
16
00:00:49.000 --> 00:00:53.630
just about six hours to the east. And my interest
17
00:00:53.810 --> 00:00:57.799
is in how the Vikings have been remembered after the
18
00:00:57.820 --> 00:01:00.619
Middle Ages up until the present, and especially here in
19
00:01:00.649 --> 00:01:04.030
the Midwest, where we have so much exciting culture based
20
00:01:04.049 --> 00:01:07.769
around the Vikings and their literature and their material culture.
21
00:01:07.969 --> 00:01:10.049
In the Midwest, there's a lot of Vikings. There's like
22
00:01:10.069 --> 00:01:12.549
a football team in Minnesota. There's a bunch of sports
23
00:01:12.590 --> 00:01:15.439
teams and schools all around. And if you go to
24
00:01:15.450 --> 00:01:17.340
the event tonight, you're going to find out why we
25
00:01:17.359 --> 00:01:19.939
have such a fascination with Vikings and kind of get
26
00:01:19.959 --> 00:01:23.599
a little background on why Vikings are so prevalent in
27
00:01:23.620 --> 00:01:24.140
the Midwest.
28
00:01:24.420 --> 00:01:27.159
Precisely. We're going to talk about sculptures. We're going to
29
00:01:27.180 --> 00:01:30.219
talk about mascots, including, you know, our very own here
30
00:01:30.239 --> 00:01:34.409
in Sioux Falls. And people dressing up as Vikings, people
31
00:01:34.579 --> 00:01:39.010
preserving Viking arts, and any kind of way that people
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00:01:39.209 --> 00:01:42.810
might still be engaged in this Scandinavian history, whether they
33
00:01:42.870 --> 00:01:45.129
themselves are of Scandinavian extraction or not.
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So if somebody would like to join you this evening,
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00:01:47.870 --> 00:01:49.310
is there a cost to get in?
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00:01:49.489 --> 00:01:51.609
No, it is a free event. We welcome all comers.
37
00:01:52.030 --> 00:01:55.599
It's part of the Viking Days reunion on campus.
38
00:01:56.159 --> 00:01:57.959
I love that. So how long have you been interested
39
00:01:58.000 --> 00:01:59.519
in this and what got you interested in it?
40
00:01:59.659 --> 00:02:02.750
So I got into the Vikings back in graduate school.
41
00:02:03.349 --> 00:02:06.269
I started out actually interested in the French Revolution, but
42
00:02:06.390 --> 00:02:09.889
I was TAing for a class on Viking history and
43
00:02:09.930 --> 00:02:15.219
just absolutely fell in love with the Icelandic sagas and
44
00:02:15.620 --> 00:02:18.199
ended up sort of moving into that space. And I've
45
00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:21.150
been giving talks about the Vikings for the last four years.
46
00:02:21.509 --> 00:02:24.050
As you're out doing presentations about the Vikings, I bet
47
00:02:24.069 --> 00:02:26.110
you encounter some really cool questions, don't you?
48
00:02:26.469 --> 00:02:29.509
I love hearing from all sorts of people from all
49
00:02:29.530 --> 00:02:32.520
walks of life about where the Vikings have intersected with
50
00:02:32.560 --> 00:02:35.439
their lives, whether it's, you know, they're learning null binding,
51
00:02:36.560 --> 00:02:38.280
you know, if they've come through fiber arts and are
52
00:02:38.300 --> 00:02:40.800
now getting into sort of more Viking age forms of
53
00:02:41.039 --> 00:02:44.090
knitting and other fiber craft, or people who went to
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00:02:44.129 --> 00:02:46.370
a school with the Vikings or people who have watched
55
00:02:46.409 --> 00:02:47.909
the TV shows and just really loved them.
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00:02:48.090 --> 00:02:50.509
Tonight is the night. It's in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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00:02:50.530 --> 00:02:52.770
The event is free, and we're going to find out
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00:02:52.810 --> 00:02:55.289
right now what time should I be there to take
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00:02:55.389 --> 00:02:56.090
in the big event.
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00:02:56.270 --> 00:02:57.590
So we're going to be talking at 6 o'clock.
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Very nice. And I've seen this shared on Facebook quite
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00:03:00.939 --> 00:03:02.599
a bit, so I'll be sure to share it on
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00:03:02.620 --> 00:03:05.180
the Sunny Radio page. Thank you so much for taking
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00:03:05.199 --> 00:03:05.900
the time to chat.
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I can't wait to meet people tonight and hear what
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00:03:08.319 --> 00:03:10.240
you have to say about the Vikings and get to
67
00:03:10.259 --> 00:03:11.719
know everyone a little better. Dr.
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00:03:11.860 --> 00:03:14.460
Alice Kwok has been our guest. She's from the University
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00:03:14.500 --> 00:03:17.319
of Wisconsin-Madison, but she will be in Sioux Falls tonight,
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00:03:17.719 --> 00:03:20.360
and she'll be at the Center for Western Studies on
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00:03:20.500 --> 00:03:23.490
Summit in Sioux Falls. Again, if you would like to go,
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00:03:23.509 --> 00:03:26.810
it is a free event. All of the details at Facebook.com
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slash Sunny Radio and Facebook.com slash Sioux Falls News.
