18 books like Vikings

What to read after Vikings — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Shield-MaidenMelanie Karsak

Shield-Maiden Melanie Karsak · 2020 · ★ 4.3 · 488p · ≈ 16h · Moderate this book is a combination of Viking history and historical romance. Shares: Vikings, Norse Mythology

Myths and civilization of the Vikings Hazel Martell · 1998 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Viking religion and gods - Odin, Thor and Frey - Society - Things - Role of women - Kings and nobility - Longships - Viking explorers - Clothing and jewellery - Valkyries - Food and entertainment - Weapons and armour - Housing - Farmimg - Runes - Futhark - Literature - Trade and transport. Shares: Vikings, Norse Mythology

Blot Britt-Mari Näsström · 2001 · 268p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Offret var centralt i det förkristna samhället. I Eddans skapelseberättelse skapas jorden av den offrade jätten Ymers kropp och härskarguden Oden ger själv sitt ena öga för att få dricka ur vishetens brunn. Vikingarna såg blotet som ett gåvoutbyte mellan människor och gudar. De offrade vanligtvis mat och föremål för att få en rik skörd, god fruktsamhet eller för att fira årstidernas ankomst.I… Shares: Vikings, Norse Mythology, History

Warriors of the Storm Bernard Cornwell · 2015 · ★ 4.5 · 299p · ≈ 9h · Moderate With a fragile peace between Wessex, Mercia, and East Anglia loyalties and ambitions are put to the test when forces gather against the kingdom's greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. Shares: Vikings, History

Danmarks Historie i Hedenold N. M. Petersen · 1854 Shares: Norse Mythology, History

Viking Gods (Ancient Cultures) Judith Millidge · 1999 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Shares: Vikings, Norse Mythology

The Empty Throne Bernard Cornwell · 2014 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Britain, early tenth century AD: a time of change. There are new raids by the Vikings from Ireland, and turmoil among the Saxons over the leadership of Mercia. A younger generation is taking over. Æthelred, the ruler of Mercia, is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. The West Saxons want their king, but Uhtred has long supported Æthelflaed, sister to King Edward of Wessex and widow of Æthelred.… Shares: Vikings, History

In the Daily Life of the Vikings (Gods & Goddesses) Jen Green · 2001 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Explores the religion of the Norsemen, focusing on how particular gods and goddesses were part of, and honored in, the everyday lives of the Viking people. Shares: Vikings, Norse Mythology

Prolonged echoes Margaret Clunies Ross · 1994 · 273p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares: Vikings, Norse Mythology

The Pagan Lord Bernard Cornwell · 2013 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate As the Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword, prepare to invade England, Uhtred, who is now out of favor with the new king, leads a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family home, but is soon drawn into the bloodiest battle yet that will decide the fate of the entire English nation. Shares: Vikings, History

From Asgard to Valhalla Heather O'Donoghue · 2007 · ★ 3.5 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Whether they focus on Thor's powerful hammer, the wailing Valkyrie, the palatial home of the gods - Asgard - or ravenous wolves and fierce elemental giants, the Norse myths are packed with rowdy incident. But at the centre of their cosmos stands a gnarled old ash tree, Yggdrasil, from which all distances and times are measured. When the old tree creaks, Ragnarok - the end of the world and of the… Shares: Norse Mythology, History

The Flame Bearer Bernard Cornwell · 2016 · ★ 4.4 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate With Britain in an uneasy state of peace, Uhtred of Bebbanburg at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago -- and which his scheming cousin still occupies. But he will need all the skills he has learned in a lifetime of war to make his dream come true. -- Shares: Vikings, History

Dead Men's Money Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 · ★ 3.7 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Challenging A mysterious one-eyed stranger, a midnight meeting at a lonely spot on the Scottish border, the secret password "Panama", and a corpse This is the situation Hugh Moneylaws, a young law clerk finds himself facing. Who murdered the man he was sent to meet, and why? With the only two men who knew the purpose of the meeting dead, it would seem a puzzle that would never be solved. Yet to save himself… Shares: History

The Lady of the Rivers Philippa Gregory · 2011 · ★ 4.0 The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg, and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house­hold for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's… Shares: History

The Awful Secret Bernard Knight · 2006 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares: History

American Icon Bryce G. Hoffman · 2012 · ★ 4.5 · 363p · ≈ 12h · Moderate At the end of 2008, Ford Motor Company was just months away from running out of cash. With the auto industry careening toward ruin, Congress offered all three Detroit automakers a bailout. General Motors and Chrysler grabbed the lifeline, but Ford decided to save itself. Under the leadership of charismatic CEO Alan Mulally, the man who had saved Boeing, Ford had put together a bold plan to unify… Shares: History

Tower of Basel Adam LeBor · 2013 · ★ 4.2 · 323p · ≈ 10h · Moderate An investigative history of the Bank for International Settlements, the central bankers' own bank. Shares: History

Deutsche altertumskunde K. Müllenhoff · 1870 Shares: Norse Mythology, History

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