Vikings Books

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The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
by (shelved 220 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.27 — 114,787 ratings — published 2004
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Sky in the Deep (Sky and Sea, #1) Sky in the Deep (Sky and Sea, #1)
by (shelved 197 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.93 — 72,587 ratings — published 2018
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A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1) A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)
by (shelved 182 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.90 — 200,651 ratings — published 2024
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Fires of Winter (Haardrad Viking Family, #1) Fires of Winter (Haardrad Viking Family, #1)
by (shelved 150 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.95 — 16,686 ratings — published 1980
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Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 144 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.14 — 10,201 ratings — published 2020
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The Road of Bones (The Ashen, #1) The Road of Bones (The Ashen, #1)
by (shelved 140 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.22 — 73,702 ratings — published 2023
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The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2) The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)
by (shelved 135 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.31 — 63,149 ratings — published 2006
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Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3) Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)
by (shelved 117 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.36 — 53,705 ratings — published 2007
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The Long Ships The Long Ships (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.27 — 13,256 ratings — published 1941
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Hearts Aflame (Haardrad Viking Family, #2) Hearts Aflame (Haardrad Viking Family, #2)
by (shelved 104 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.12 — 13,168 ratings — published 1987
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Norse Mythology Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.10 — 346,679 ratings — published 2017
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Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4) Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4)
by (shelved 99 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.33 — 46,519 ratings — published 2007
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Eaters of the Dead Eaters of the Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.72 — 47,528 ratings — published 1976
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Blood Eye (Raven, #1) Blood Eye (Raven, #1)
by (shelved 90 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,586 ratings — published 2009
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The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5) The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5)
by (shelved 90 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.31 — 41,915 ratings — published 2009
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Men and Monsters (Nightfall, #2) Men and Monsters (Nightfall, #2)
by (shelved 87 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.39 — 557 ratings — published 2018
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Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6) Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6)
by (shelved 83 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.31 — 34,794 ratings — published 2011
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The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7) The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7)
by (shelved 76 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.37 — 31,463 ratings — published 2013
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The Whale Road (Oathsworn, #1) The Whale Road (Oathsworn, #1)
by (shelved 74 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.81 — 3,149 ratings — published 2007
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Surrender My Love (Haardrad Viking Family, #3) Surrender My Love (Haardrad Viking Family, #3)
by (shelved 74 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.98 — 9,028 ratings — published 1994
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River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,293 ratings — published 2021
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The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 68 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,766 ratings — published 2014
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The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8) The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8)
by (shelved 68 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.39 — 28,608 ratings — published 2014
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Warrior of the Wild Warrior of the Wild (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.96 — 16,200 ratings — published 2019
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How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1) How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1)
by (shelved 64 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.92 — 59,285 ratings — published 2003
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The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1) The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 61 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.18 — 108,538 ratings — published 2021
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The Sagas of Icelanders The Sagas of Icelanders (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.31 — 4,278 ratings — published 1997
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The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,508 ratings — published 2018
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The Vikings: A History The Vikings: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.68 — 1,736 ratings — published 2009
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A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated, #2) A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated, #2)
by (shelved 57 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.90 — 73,323 ratings — published 2025
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The Half-Drowned King (The Half-Drowned King, #1) The Half-Drowned King (The Half-Drowned King, #1)
by (shelved 56 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.74 — 5,427 ratings — published 2017
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Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9) Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9)
by (shelved 56 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.42 — 26,153 ratings — published 2015
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Odinn's Child (Viking, #1) Odinn's Child (Viking, #1)
by (shelved 55 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.77 — 3,421 ratings — published 2005
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God of Vengeance (The Rise of Sigurd, #1) God of Vengeance (The Rise of Sigurd, #1)
by (shelved 54 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,381 ratings — published 2014
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Kingdom of Claw (The Ashen, #2) Kingdom of Claw (The Ashen, #2)
by (shelved 50 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.37 — 48,690 ratings — published 2024
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The Flame Bearer (The Saxon Stories, #10) The Flame Bearer (The Saxon Stories, #10)
by (shelved 49 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.43 — 24,769 ratings — published 2016
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Season of the Sun (Viking, #1) Season of the Sun (Viking, #1)
by (shelved 49 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.87 — 4,098 ratings — published 1991
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A History of the Vikings A History of the Vikings (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,105 ratings — published 1968
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Golden Surrender (Viking, #1) Golden Surrender (Viking, #1)
by (shelved 48 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,663 ratings — published 1985
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The Girl the Sea Gave Back (Sky and Sea, #2) The Girl the Sea Gave Back (Sky and Sea, #2)
by (shelved 46 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.57 — 17,069 ratings — published 2019
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Dream of Me / Believe in Me (Viking & Saxon #1-2) Dream of Me / Believe in Me (Viking & Saxon #1-2)
by (shelved 46 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,976 ratings — published 2001
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The Age of the Vikings The Age of the Vikings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,198 ratings — published 2014
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Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,380 ratings — published 2024
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The Vikings The Vikings (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,195 ratings — published 1987
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The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.26 — 12,778 ratings — published 1270
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The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.15 — 16,074 ratings — published 1220
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Odin's Wolves (Raven, #3) Odin's Wolves (Raven, #3)
by (shelved 42 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,850 ratings — published 2011
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Sons of Thunder (Raven, #2) Sons of Thunder (Raven, #2)
by (shelved 42 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,276 ratings — published 2010
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The Last Viking (Viking II, #1) The Last Viking (Viking II, #1)
by (shelved 42 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,562 ratings — published 1998
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Curse of Shadows and Thorns (The Broken Kingdoms, #1) Curse of Shadows and Thorns (The Broken Kingdoms, #1)
by (shelved 41 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.98 — 61,301 ratings — published 2021
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Seamus Heaney
“Did you ever hear tell,'
said Jimmy Farrell,
'of the skulls they have
in the city of Dublin?

White skulls and black skulls
and yellow skulls, and some
with full teeth, and some
haven't only but one,'

and compounded history
in the pan of 'an old Dane,
maybe, was drowned
in the Flood.'

My words lick around
cobbled quays, go hunting
lightly as pampooties
over the skull-capped ground.

-Viking Dublin: Trial Pieces”
Seamus Heaney, North

Kenneth M. Clark
“If one wants a symbol of Atlantic man, as opposed to Mediterranean man, a symbol to set against the Greek temple, it is the Viking ship. The Greek temple is solid, static, crystalline; the Viking ship is light, mobile, and voyaging, floating like a water lily.”
Kenneth M. Clark, Civilisation

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