CHRISTMAS IN SWEDEN Selma Lagerlöf

What'sHerName

Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle

Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.8 • 538 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Selma Lagerlöf poetically recorded old Norse fairytales and profoundly influenced Swedish identity. Her work was so brilliant, she was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1909. In old age, she turned her poetic pen to her own life, recalling winters in the 1860s at her beloved Varmland farmhouse, Mårbaka. For our annual Christmas Special, we bring her poignant memoirs to life, accompanied by an audio feast of traditional Swedish music. God Jul! Music featured in this episode was generously shared by Blås, Balg & Tagel, Haga Vokalensemble, MrsBean 1987, Kevin MacLeod, Aaron Kenny, DJ Williams, The Westerlies, and Wayne Jones. You can find a digital copy of Mårbaka and all Selma Lagerlöf's books at Gutenberg Project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Women's History Initiative at the Utah Historical Society,
0:05.1	seeking to amplify women's stories and deepen our collective understanding of the many roles
0:09.7	women play in history.
0:11.7	And by our patrons.
0:13.5	Deb Potter, Skyler Collins, Julie Gray, Bree Ames Smith, Robin Brown, Kim Hockinson, Janelleys
0:20.8	Cannon, Jill Harrigan, Jamie Lang, Maria Sanchez, Heather McKinnon, Valerie Jacobson, Shantelle Oliver, and Caitlin McTaggart.
0:29.6	Thank you so much for being our sponsors. We couldn't do it without you.
0:42.2	Happy Santa Lucia Day, Olivia.
0:44.8	Happy Santa Lucia Day!
0:48.4	Today is the day, December 13th.
0:51.1	It's the Swedish celebration of light.
0:53.1	It's the greatest. And Lucy, St. Lucia, was a Christian martyr
0:55.9	whose Saint Day happened to coincide with an ancient, ancient, Swedish
0:59.9	celebration of light.
1:01.3	And so now they are one and the same.
1:03.5	And so, for our Christmas special today,
1:06.6	I bring you a Swedish tale.
1:08.7	Hooray!
1:09.2	Well, I suppose I don't bring it to you because I had you read it for me.
1:14.6	I bring you.
1:16.3	I bring me.
1:17.6	We bring you, listeners.
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