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Skriv! Swedish Writing Virtual Workshop
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 3:00pm -
Start Reading Swedish Virtual Class: Svenska hjältinnor
Thursday, June 4, 2020 - 4:30pm -
Intro to Finnish Virtual Workshop
Sunday, June 7, 2020 - 12:45pm -
Intro to Swedish Virtual Workshop
Sunday, June 7, 2020 - 3:00pm -
Swedish Food History through the Kitchen Garden – A Virtual Talk with Richard Tellström
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - 1:00pm -
ASI Annual Membership Meeting
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 6:00pm -
ASI's Midsommar - Virtual Celebration
Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 12:00pm -
Kids at the Virtual Castle: Sigrid and the Dragon
Friday, June 26, 2020 - 10:00am -
The Synergy Series: Dialogue with Chef Michael Solomonov
Thursday, July 16, 2020 - 11:00am -
The Road Goes Ever On – Cantus Concert
Thursday, July 16, 2020 - 7:30pm -
ASI Language Program Fall Kick-Off Fika
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - 5:30pm -
Intro to Swedish
Sunday, September 13, 2020 - 3:00pm -
Intro to Finnish
Sunday, September 20, 2020 - 12:45pm -
The Synergy Series: Dialogue with Chef Thomas Keller
Thursday, September 24, 2020 - 11:00am -
Intro to Finnish
Sunday, November 15, 2020 - 12:45pm -
Intro to Swedish
Sunday, November 15, 2020 - 3:00pm -
The Synergy Series: Dialogue with Chef Missy Robbins
Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 11:00am
Henrik Williams is the renowned authority of Old Norse languages, returning to the ASI as an in-demand speaker on topics encompassing the Vikings, runes, Old Swedish and Old Icelandic.Awarded a 2015 Rudbeck medal for groundbreaking research, Williams is a scholar and Professor of Scandinavian Languages at Sweden’s Uppsala University. As a philologist, he studies languages in written historical sources, essentially combining literary criticism, history, and linguistics. A 40-year Minnesota Vikings football fan since his years as an exchange student, Williams is currently debunking Nordic myths and advising the team on the authenticity and meaning of its symbols.
Wednesday, November 2
- Swedish Viking Age Rune Stones (class)
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll in Runic Times (class)
- Runic Women: Priestess and Pilgrim, Slave and Queen (lecture), 5:30 p.m. (reception)
Swedish Viking Age Rune Stones
9:30am
What are runes, these most enigmatic of characters? What did the mighty Vikings have to say on their fascinating rune stones? Enter the world of runic inscriptions, with its lively Pagans and pious Christians. Learn about lawmakers, warriors, graffiti, death poems, cryptograms, and autocrats.
Registration requested by October 26
$25 Nonmembers / $20 ASI members
Includes museum admission
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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll in Runic Times
11:00 am
There is little human activity not revealed in runic inscriptions. But people will be people, even long ago. Learn about some unexpected phenomena spelled out in runes.
Registration requested by October 26
$25 Nonmembers / $20 ASI members
Includes museum admission
Click here to register for Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll in Runic Times
Runic Women: Priestess and Pilgrim, Slave and Queen
- 5:30 pm reception, hors d’oeuvres, cash bar
- 6:30 pm Lecture
Women in the Viking age and medieval times played vital, multifaceted roles in daily life. Yet they seldom appear in historical documents or archeological records. Recent runic research has revealed a different story about women from all walks of life. Women were queens, pilgrims, and priestesses. They were also important in the conversion to Christianity.
$10 per person. Registration Recommended.
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These programs are made possible through the collaborative efforts of the American Swedish Institute, Uppsala University, American Friends of Uppsala University, Uppsala University Alumni Association – Minnesota Chapter, American Association for Runic Studies and The Minnesota Vikings.
