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The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
by (shelved 217 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.27 — 113,293 ratings — published 2004
Sky in the Deep (Sky and Sea, #1)
by (shelved 197 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.93 — 72,155 ratings — published 2018
A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)
by (shelved 178 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.91 — 192,852 ratings — published 2024
Fires of Winter (Haardrad Viking Family, #1)
by (shelved 148 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.95 — 16,601 ratings — published 1980
Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 140 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,782 ratings — published 2020
The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)
by (shelved 135 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.31 — 62,350 ratings — published 2006
The Road of Bones (The Ashen, #1)
by (shelved 130 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.22 — 62,366 ratings — published 2023
Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)
by (shelved 117 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.36 — 53,155 ratings — published 2007
The Long Ships (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.27 — 12,831 ratings — published 1941
Hearts Aflame (Haardrad Viking Family, #2)
by (shelved 103 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.12 — 13,100 ratings — published 1987
Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4)
by (shelved 99 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.33 — 45,941 ratings — published 2007
Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.10 — 344,593 ratings — published 2017
Eaters of the Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.72 — 46,970 ratings — published 1976
Blood Eye (Raven, #1)
by (shelved 90 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,540 ratings — published 2009
The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5)
by (shelved 90 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.31 — 41,413 ratings — published 2009
Men and Monsters (Nightfall, #2)
by (shelved 87 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.40 — 556 ratings — published 2018
Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6)
by (shelved 82 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.31 — 34,343 ratings — published 2011
The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7)
by (shelved 76 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.37 — 31,069 ratings — published 2013
The Whale Road (Oathsworn, #1)
by (shelved 74 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,137 ratings — published 2007
Surrender My Love (Haardrad Viking Family, #3)
by (shelved 73 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.98 — 9,000 ratings — published 1994
The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8)
by (shelved 68 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.39 — 28,257 ratings — published 2014
River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,184 ratings — published 2021
The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 66 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,690 ratings — published 2014
Warrior of the Wild (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.96 — 16,025 ratings — published 2019
How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1)
by (shelved 64 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.91 — 58,247 ratings — published 2003
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 59 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.19 — 99,352 ratings — published 2021
The Sagas of Icelanders (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.31 — 4,253 ratings — published 1997
The Vikings: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.68 — 1,730 ratings — published 2009
The Half-Drowned King (The Half-Drowned King, #1)
by (shelved 56 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.74 — 5,379 ratings — published 2017
Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9)
by (shelved 56 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.42 — 25,833 ratings — published 2015
A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated, #2)
by (shelved 55 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.91 — 66,452 ratings — published 2025
The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,343 ratings — published 2018
Odinn's Child (Viking, #1)
by (shelved 55 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.76 — 3,406 ratings — published 2005
God of Vengeance (The Rise of Sigurd, #1)
by (shelved 54 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,333 ratings — published 2014
The Flame Bearer (The Saxon Stories, #10)
by (shelved 49 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.43 — 24,446 ratings — published 2016
Golden Surrender (Viking, #1)
by (shelved 49 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,657 ratings — published 1985
Season of the Sun (Viking, #1)
by (shelved 49 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.87 — 4,085 ratings — published 1991
A History of the Vikings (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,099 ratings — published 1968
Kingdom of Claw (The Ashen, #2)
by (shelved 46 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.38 — 39,978 ratings — published 2024
The Girl the Sea Gave Back (Sky and Sea, #2)
by (shelved 46 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.57 — 16,932 ratings — published 2019
Dream of Me / Believe in Me (Viking & Saxon #1-2)
by (shelved 46 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,967 ratings — published 2001
The Age of the Vikings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,181 ratings — published 2014
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.15 — 15,891 ratings — published 1220
Odin's Wolves (Raven, #3)
by (shelved 42 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,814 ratings — published 2011
Sons of Thunder (Raven, #2)
by (shelved 42 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,242 ratings — published 2010
The Vikings (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,189 ratings — published 1987
Stolen by the Wolves (Viking Omegaverse, #1)
by (shelved 41 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.00 — 4,815 ratings — published 2021
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as vikings)
avg rating 4.26 — 12,627 ratings — published 1270
The Last Viking (Viking II, #1)
by (shelved 41 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,557 ratings — published 1998
Curse of Shadows and Thorns (The Broken Kingdoms, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as vikings)
avg rating 3.98 — 59,172 ratings — published 2021
“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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“If men's lives had any meaning in this world, they had to provide it for themselves by achieving something for which they would be remembered.”
― Northmen: The Viking Saga, 793-1241 AD
― Northmen: The Viking Saga, 793-1241 AD












