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The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
by (shelved 220 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.27 — 115,485 ratings — published 2004
Sky in the Deep (Sky and Sea, #1)
by (shelved 198 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.93 — 72,790 ratings — published 2018
A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)
by (shelved 185 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.90 — 204,109 ratings — published 2024
Fires of Winter (Haardrad Viking Family, #1)
by (shelved 151 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.95 — 16,720 ratings — published 1980
Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 146 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.14 — 10,426 ratings — published 2020
The Road of Bones (The Ashen, #1)
by (shelved 143 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.21 — 78,799 ratings — published 2023
The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)
by (shelved 136 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.32 — 63,507 ratings — published 2006
Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)
by (shelved 119 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.36 — 53,979 ratings — published 2007
The Long Ships (Paperback)
by (shelved 115 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.27 — 13,462 ratings — published 1941
Hearts Aflame (Haardrad Viking Family, #2)
by (shelved 104 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.12 — 13,206 ratings — published 1987
Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.10 — 347,679 ratings — published 2017
Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4)
by (shelved 101 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.33 — 46,793 ratings — published 2007
Eaters of the Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.72 — 47,799 ratings — published 1976
The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5)
by (shelved 91 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.31 — 42,140 ratings — published 2009
Blood Eye (Raven, #1)
by (shelved 90 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,618 ratings — published 2009
Men and Monsters (Nightfall, #2)
by (shelved 87 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.39 — 557 ratings — published 2018
Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6)
by (shelved 84 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.32 — 34,985 ratings — published 2011
The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7)
by (shelved 78 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.37 — 31,631 ratings — published 2013
The Whale Road (Oathsworn, #1)
by (shelved 75 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,160 ratings — published 2007
Surrender My Love (Haardrad Viking Family, #3)
by (shelved 74 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.98 — 9,050 ratings — published 1994
River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,348 ratings — published 2021
The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 69 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,802 ratings — published 2014
The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8)
by (shelved 69 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.39 — 28,778 ratings — published 2014
Warrior of the Wild (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.96 — 16,277 ratings — published 2019
How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1)
by (shelved 65 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.92 — 59,815 ratings — published 2003
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 62 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.18 — 113,073 ratings — published 2021
The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,580 ratings — published 2018
The Sagas of Icelanders (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,293 ratings — published 1997
The Vikings: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.68 — 1,740 ratings — published 2009
A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated, #2)
by (shelved 57 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.90 — 76,048 ratings — published 2025
Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9)
by (shelved 57 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.42 — 26,343 ratings — published 2015
The Half-Drowned King (The Half-Drowned King, #1)
by (shelved 56 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.74 — 5,473 ratings — published 2017
God of Vengeance (The Rise of Sigurd, #1)
by (shelved 55 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,410 ratings — published 2014
Odinn's Child (Viking, #1)
by (shelved 55 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.77 — 3,428 ratings — published 2005
Kingdom of Claw (The Ashen, #2)
by (shelved 52 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.36 — 52,237 ratings — published 2024
The Flame Bearer (The Saxon Stories, #10)
by (shelved 50 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.43 — 24,975 ratings — published 2016
Season of the Sun (Viking, #1)
by (shelved 50 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.87 — 4,105 ratings — published 1991
A History of the Vikings (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,110 ratings — published 1968
Golden Surrender (Viking, #1)
by (shelved 48 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,670 ratings — published 1985
The Girl the Sea Gave Back (Sky and Sea, #2)
by (shelved 47 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.57 — 17,146 ratings — published 2019
The Age of the Vikings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,204 ratings — published 2014
Dream of Me / Believe in Me (Viking & Saxon #1-2)
by (shelved 46 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,981 ratings — published 2001
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,463 ratings — published 2024
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.26 — 12,856 ratings — published 1270
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.15 — 16,202 ratings — published 1220
Odin's Wolves (Raven, #3)
by (shelved 43 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,857 ratings — published 2011
Sons of Thunder (Raven, #2)
by (shelved 43 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,282 ratings — published 2010
The Vikings (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,199 ratings — published 1987
Curse of Shadows and Thorns (The Broken Kingdoms, #1)
by (shelved 42 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.98 — 62,201 ratings — published 2021
The Last Viking (Viking II, #1)
by (shelved 42 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,566 ratings — published 1998
“Survival wasn’t always about dignity. Sometimes, it meant fighting fire with fire, even if the flames left you singed.”
― From Valhalla
― From Valhalla
“the modern world’s cultural wallpaper. Of course, a good deal of what we think we know is just plain wrong, starting with those horned helmets, completely impractical in any kind of close combat. But more important than what’s wrong is what’s missing. There’s a question that has to be asked. How did the Vikings get away with it for so long? Or, putting it another way, what gave them their edge? An edge they maintained for almost three centuries, during which they
became the scourge of Europe, from Ireland to Ukraine, from Hamburg to Gibraltar, and beyond in both directions.
[from Laughing Shall I Die by Tom Shippey]”
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became the scourge of Europe, from Ireland to Ukraine, from Hamburg to Gibraltar, and beyond in both directions.
[from Laughing Shall I Die by Tom Shippey]”
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