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The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Pale Horseman by Bernard CornwellLords of the North by Bernard CornwellThe Burning Land by Bernard CornwellSword Song by Bernard Cornwell
Viking Historical Fiction
212 books — 306 voters
The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Pale Horseman by Bernard CornwellLords of the North by Bernard CornwellThe Long Ships by Frans G. BengtssonThe Battle for Skandia by John Flanagan
Vikings
200 books — 182 voters

Treaty or Treason by Phillip KerriganBurial Rites by Hannah KentBecoming Leidah by Michelle GriersonThe Half-Drowned King by Linnea HartsuykerZoroastrians' Fight for Survival by Widad Akreyi
Historical Fiction - Scandinavia
118 books — 114 voters
The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Winter King by Bernard CornwellHild by Nicola GriffithThe Crystal Cave by Mary StewartZoroastrians' Fight for Survival by Widad Akreyi
Fiction set in 5th to 10th centuries
182 books — 92 voters

Hall of Smoke by H.M. LongThe Witch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecSky in the Deep by Adrienne YoungThe Goddess of Nothing At All by Cat RectorThe Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne
Vikings and Viking-inspired Fantasy
96 books — 82 voters
Fires of Winter by Johanna LindseyBeautiful Wreck by Larissa BrownDream of Me / Believe in Me by Josie LittonSurrender My Love by Johanna LindseyThe Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Romance in Nordic lands (and/or) Nordic Heroes and Heroines
94 books — 70 voters

Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival by Widad AkreyiFemales of Valor by Widad AkreyiEaters of the Dead by Michael CrichtonNorse Jewel by Gina ConkleThe Valkyrie's Viking by Tanya Nellestein
Best Viking Books
117 books — 59 voters
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne YoungBeyond a Darkened Shore by Jessica LeakeThe Sea of Trolls by Nancy FarmerHush by Donna Jo NapoliWarrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller
YA Vikings
90 books — 50 voters

Brothers of the Wild North Sea by Harper FoxTorn Avenger by Lea BronsenHonor Bound by Stormy GlennColum's Viking Captivity by Brad VanceRiding the Dragon by Brad Vance
M/M Vikings
34 books — 39 voters
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. MaasSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoThe Cruel Prince by Holly BlackFrom Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. ArmentroutShadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
KickAss Females (Epic Battles) 1st Books Only!
86 books — 39 voters

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikibuShadow on the Crown by Patricia BracewellThe Physician by Noah GordonThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Firedrake by Cecelia Holland
Fiction Set in 11th Century
59 books — 31 voters
Beowulf by Seamus HeaneyTerry Jones' Medieval Lives by Terry JonesEcclesiastical History of the English People by BedeMedieval Gower Stories by Ann Marie ThomasThe Norse Myths by Carolyne Larrington
Best Books on Early Medieval History, Art, Literature and Archaeology
220 books — 19 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienPrince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
My favorite Medieval Fantasy novels.
306 books — 16 voters
To Love a Viking by Heather Day GilbertThe Bear's Blade by Tim HodkinsonRaven Marked by K.S. BartonThe Summer Siege by Lyx RobinsonAxes for Valhalla by Peter Gibbons
Viking Themed Fiction Published in 2022
56 books — 14 voters

The Highwayman by Kerrigan ByrneJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPrisoner of My Desire by Johanna LindseyThe Duke with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan ByrneRuthless by Anne Stuart
Dark Historical Romances
138 books — 14 voters
For the Want of Silver by Michael WillsThe Abbess of Whitby by Jill DalladayGod's Daughter by Heather Day GilbertOswald by Edoardo AlbertEdwin by Edoardo Albert
Clean Anglo Saxon/Viking Age Reads
14 books — 10 voters

Blood Eagle by Tim HodkinsonThe Sagas of Mann by Jeff MannHelluland by C.R. LindströmFor the Want of Silver by Michael WillsTHE LIMESTONE ROAD - The Archive Keeper by Anders Lawerny
Viking Themed Fiction Published in 2023
20 books — 6 voters
Finn's Fate by Michael E. WillsWoden's Spear by Donovan CookThe Axe of the Northmen by John P GreenanTHE LIMESTONE ROAD - The Archive Keeper by Anders LawernyBorn of Kings by C.K. Ball
Best Viking And Saxon Historical Fiction Books
89 books — 6 voters

Melungeons by Elizabeth C. HirschmanDiscovery of Ancient America by David Allen DealHe Walked the Americas by L. Taylor HansenBefore Columbus; Links Between the Old World and Ancient Amer... by Cyrus H. GordonEtruscan Explorers by Warren Dexter
Pre-Columbo Disco
118 books — 5 voters
Hiccup The Seasick Viking by Cressida CowellHack and Whack by Francesca SimonRonan the Librarian by Tara LuebbeLeif the Lucky by Ingri d'AulaireThe Littlest Viking by Alexandra Penfold
Viking It and Liking It: Viking Picture Books for Children
21 books — 4 voters

A Time for Swords by Matthew HarffyGrace Darling by Christine BellNaturalist on Lindisfarne by Richard PerryIsland by David AlmondThe Wind Eye by Robert Westall
Lindisfarne, the Farne Islands, Northumbria (Northumberland, UK)
35 books — 4 voters
Knight Eternal by Margaret RogersonNightshade and Oak by Molly O'NeillEmerald Hinterland by Paul J.C. EdgeThe Nature of Things by Rhuddem GwelinWritten on the Dark by Guy Gavriel Kay
My favorite Medieval Fantasy Novels 2.
28 books — 4 voters

The Year 1000 by Valerie HansenGolden Lily - 10 Years On by Lijia XuAtlas of the Year 1000 by John ManGolden Lily by Lijia XuThe First European Revolution by R.I. Moore
Reading list from Valerie Hansen's "The Year 1000"
41 books — 2 voters
La Historia de actualidad 2 by Agustín Tomé GangasDress me Baroque or Musketeer's Fashion by Alaya AifelLa Historia de actualidad 1 by Agustín Tomé GangasVikings in America by Agustín Tomé GangasUna vez existió by Agustín Tomé Gangas
My History Books
6 books — 2 voters

Jersey Norman French by Mari C. JonesThe Normans by Judith A. GreenThe Normans by Lars BrownworthThe Norman Conquest by Marc MorrisThe Normans in Sicily by John Julius Norwich
Norman History And Philology
10 books — 2 voters
The Problems of Icelandic Saga Origins by Theodore Murdock AnderssonThe Icelandic Family Saga by Theodore Murdock AnderssonLaw and Literature in Medieval Iceland by Theodore Murdock AnderssonThe Book of Settlements by Hermann PálssonThe Viking ships by A.W. Brøgger
Further Reading from "The Sagas of the Icelanders"
51 books — 1 voter

The Enchanted by Rene DenfeldEucalyptus by Murray BailYear of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksA Soldier of the Great War by Mark HelprinThree Day Road by Joseph Boyden
The Swan's Road
6 books — 1 voter
Death and Memory in Early Medieval Britain by Howard M.R. WilliamsDeath Rituals in South-East Scandinavia Ad 800-1000 by Fredrik SvanbergFornminnen by Ann-Mari Hållans StenholmGermanische Kultorte by Matthias EgelerGravspråk som religiös strategi by Gunnar Andersson
Books on Viking Age Mortuary Practices
15 books — 1 voter

The Kensington Runestone by Alice Beck KehoeThe Kensington Rune Stone by Richard NielsenThe Kensington Runestone Vindicated by Rolf M. NilsestuenThe Kensington Runestone by O G (Ole Godfred) 1901- Lan...Kensington Runestones by Barry J. Hanson
Kensington Runestone Reading List
7 books — 1 voter
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanBeartown by Fredrik BackmanChristmas Island by Natalie Normann
Authologie's Promptastic Book Club Challenge - YEAR ONE - Prompt 9 - Set in Scandinavia
3 books — 1 voter

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