ACSCC Viking Lecture

Join the Alexandria Sister Cities Committee and the Alexandria Caen Sister City Committee for lectures that connect Vikings to Alexandria’s sister cities.
Title:ACSCC Viking Lecture
Date & Time:Thursday, October 16, 2025 • 7-9 p.m.
Location:Lyceum
201 S. Washington St.
Event Details:Join the Alexandria Sister Cities Committee and the Alexandria Caen Sister City Committee for lectures that connect Vikings to Alexandria’s sister cities.

For the first lecture, Dr. Jennifer Paxton will explore the question, “Why did Scandinavians suddenly leave their homelands in large numbers to plunder and trade in distant territories?” Learn about the society that gave rise to the Vikings and explore new research about the early years of the Viking raids. Jennifer Paxton teaches the history of the British Isles and Ireland at the Catholic University of America, where she is currently the director of the University Honors Program. She earned her B.A. in history at Yale and her Ph.D. in medieval history at Harvard, where she also did course work in the Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures.

Wine and dessert reception to follow the lecture. Tickets are $15/$12 for Office of Historic Alexandria members and volunteers at Alexandriava.gov/Shop.
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Fees:$15/$12 for Office of Historic Alexandria members and volunteers
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Animal Welfare, Lyceum, Museums, Old & Historic Alexandria


For event details visit https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/?60286
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