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  • River Kings

    A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads

    by Cat Jarman ...
    Follow an epic story of the Viking Age that traces the historical trail of an ancient piece of jewelry found in a Viking grave in England to its origins thousands of miles east in India.An acclaimed bioarchaeologist, Catrine Jarman has used cutting-edge forensic techniques to spark her investigation into the history of the Vikings who came to rest in British soil. By examining teeth that are now ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Nordic Lifestyle

    Embrace Slow Living, Cultivate Happiness and Know When to Take Off Your Shoes

    Unlock the Secrets of Nordic Lifestyle - The Next Big Thing!Unveil the Nordic Lifestyle: Embrace Happiness, Togetherness, and Authenticity.Join the Nordic Lifestyle revolution and uncover the secrets behind the Nordic countries' remarkable happiness. Delve into their unique culture, history, and deep sense of community, extending far beyond the realm of Vikings.Discover the remarkable ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rocks Will Echo Our Sorrow

    The Forced Displacement of the Northern Sámi

    Translated by Fiona Graham ...
    The deep and personal story—told through history, poetry, and images—of the forced displacement of the Sámi people from their homeland in northern Norway and Sweden and its reverberations todayMore than a hundred years have passed since the Sámi were forcibly displaced from their homes in northern Norway and Sweden, a hundred years since Elin Anna Labba’s ancestors and relations drove their ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age

    **A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA “brilliantly written, brilliantly conceived” (Tom Holland) history of the Viking Age, from mighty leaders to rebellious teenagers, told through their runes and ruins, games and combs, trash and treasure.**In imagining a Viking, a certain image springs to mind: a barbaric warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorize the hapless local population ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • For the Dead

    Series Book 2 - Detective Charlie Lager
    DI Charlie Lager returns to investigate a long-buried disappearance in this 'atmospheric', 'evocative' and 'arresting' page-turner of a procedural from the new Swedish queen of crime fiction************She must find the truth about Francesca. Before the past catches up with her...AN UNSOLVED MYSTERYThirty years ago, teenager Paul Bergman was found drowned in Gullspå... ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Real Valkyrie

    The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women

    In the tradition of Stacy Schiff’s Cleopatra, Brown lays to rest the hoary myth that Viking society was ruled by men and celebrates the dramatic lives of female Viking warriors“Once again, Brown brings Viking history to vivid, unexpected life—and in the process, turns what we thought we knew about Norse culture on its head. Superb.” —**Scott Weidensaul, author of New York Times bestselling A World ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Children of Ash and Elm

    A History of the Vikings

    by Neil Price ...
    The definitive history of the Vikings -- from arts and culture to politics and cosmology -- by a distinguished archaeologist with decades of expertiseThe Viking Age -- from 750 to 1050 -- saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Other Renaissance

    From Copernicus to Shakespeare: How the Renaissance in Northern Europe Transformed the World

    An original, illuminating history of the northern European Renaissance in art, science, and philosophy, which often rivaled its Italian counterpart.It is generally accepted that the European Renaissance began in Italy.However, a historical transformation of similar magnitude also took place in northern Europe at the same time. This "Other Renaissance" was initially centered on the city of Bruges ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • American Vikings

    How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America

    A vivid and illuminating new history—separate fact from fiction, myth from legend—exploring the early Vikings settlements in North America.Vikings are an enduring subject of fascination. The combination of adventure, mythology, violence, and exploration continues to grip our attention. As a result, for more than a millennium the Vikings have traveled far and wide, not least across the turbulent ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Sinking of the Blücher

    The Battle of Drøbak Narrows: April 1940

    A comprehensive history of the sinking of a German cruiser during a World War II naval battle between the Nazis and Norway.A lesser-known event during World War II, the sinking of the Blücher is key part of naval history that marked the beginning of the Norwegian Campaign. The Sinking of the Blücher is a comprehensive investigation into why the German cruiser, named for Gebhard Leberecht von ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jutland 1916

    The Archaeology of a Naval Battlefield

    The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle and the only full-scale clash of battleships in the First World War. For years the myriad factors contributing to the loss of many of the ships remained a mystery, subject only to speculation and theory.In this book, marine archaeologist and historian Dr Innes McCartney reveals for the first time what became of the warships that vanished on the ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Mission to Oslo

    by Tom Loftus ...
    Mission to Oslo is a rollicking tale of the true adventures of President Bill Clinton's ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway: Tom Loftus, grandson of Norwegian immigrants and former Speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly.Told with wit and wry humor, the memoir covers 1993 to 1998, the momentous years of the first Clinton administration. It was a time of historic change after the end of the Cold War, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Northwomen

    Untold Stories From the Other Half of the Viking World

    For fans of provocative history and "Game of Thrones" alike, this revisionist narrative reveals how the little-known women of the Viking era shaped their world.Until Scandinavia converted to Christianity and came under the rule of powerful kings, the Vikings were a dominant force in the medieval world. Outfitted with wind-powered sailing ships, they left their mark, spreading terror across Europe, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Almost Nearly Perfect People

    Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia

    by Michael Booth ...
    **The Christian Science Monitor's #1 Best Book of the YearA witty, informative, and popular travelogue about the Scandinavian countries and how they may not be as happy or as perfect as we assume, “The Almost Nearly Perfect People offers up the ideal mixture of intriguing and revealing facts” (Laura Miller, Salon).Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than ten years, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Norse Mythology

    Norse Mythology is not only a relic of history but a fascinating record that exhibits humanities unending stream of creativity. This eBook delves into the past and emerges with a legion of breath taking accounts of events, gods, heroes, creatures, worlds and much more.Inside you will learn about…✓ Gods and Goddesses✓ The Nine Worlds✓ Heroes and Legends✓ Mythological Creatures✓ Ten Little Known ... Read more

    Free

  • Vikings

    by History Nerds ...
    Series Book 1 - The History of the Vikings
    Few are those that have not heard of the fearsome Vikings and their daring exploits. These Northern seafarers, the scourge of the Middle Ages, left their mark on the world’s history in a grand fashion. Courageous, defiant, and driven by the desire for exploration, the Norsemen were the most feared of all Medieval conquerors. Many thought them invincible, and they held many struggling Christian ... Read more

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  • The Vikings: Explore the Exciting History of the Viking Age and Discover Some of the Most Feared Warriors

    Take a journey back in time to witness the dawning of a civilization forever defined by its ferocious warriors, highly advanced seafaring technology, and thirst for adventure.The Viking Age! A brief footprint in the course of history that impacted generations hundreds of years into the future. You will dive into the depths of Scandinavia to find out what made the Vikings the most feared group of ... Read more

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  • The Vikings

    In the eighth century, The Vikings, the water-borne warriors of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, conquered much of the British Isles. They pillaged the coast of France, pushed inland to sack Paris, and seized Normandy. Sweeping south down the great rivers of central Europe, they overwhelmed the Slavs of Russia, captured Kiev, and clashed with the people of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Sea-Wolves

    In AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it. Wave after wave of Norse ‘sea-wolves’ followed in search of plunder, land, or a glorious death in battle. Much of the British Isles fell before their swords, and the continental capitals of Paris and Aachen were sacked in turn. Turning east, they swept down the uncharted rivers of central Europe, captured Kiev ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Far Traveler

    Voyages of a Viking Woman

    The remarkable story of Gudrid, the female explorer who sailed from Iceland to the New World a millennium ago.Five hundred years before Columbus, a Viking woman named Gudrid sailed off the edge of the known world. She landed in the New World and lived there for three years, giving birth to a baby before sailing home. Or so the Icelandic sagas say. Even after archaeologists found a Viking longhouse ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Scandinavia: A History

    by Ewan Butler ...
    Here is the dramatic story of Scandinavia - from its earliest Germanic origins and Viking sea raids to its battles for independence and its involvement in World War II. Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, writes award-winning historian Ewan Butler writes, struggled through unions and separations, with both outsiders and each other, developing their own personalities and languages yet retaining ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Viking Heart

    How Scandinavians Conquered the World

    by Arthur Herman ...
    “An absorbing and humane account . . . Mr. Herman is at pains to remind us that the Viking world was never just a stage for mayhem. It was, he says, ‘about daring to reach for more than the universe had gifted you, no matter the odds and the obstacles.’ In short: We might all take our own life’s cue from the Viking heart.”—The Wall Street JournalFrom a New York Times best-selling historian and ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Viking Anthology

    Norse Myths, Icelandic Sagas and Viking Chronicles

    Series series Bybliotech Discovery
    This vast ebook Anthology is exploding with masterpieces of world literature, ranging from the peerless Icelandic Sagas, to the Norwegian 'Heimskringla', or the 'Chronicle of the Kings of Norway'.As well as these original texts (in English Translation), are several accompanying great works of scholarship which are an essential companion to the texts - assisting the reader in their understanding of ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • The Romanovs

    by Ian Grey ...
    The Romanov dynasty has dazzled, intrigued, and confused the world for more than three centuries. These extraordinary monarchs wielded absolute power over the vast, violent lands of Russia. Savagery and kindness, asceticism and opulence, piousness and cruelty existed side by side in the royal courts. New York Times bestselling historian Ian Grey threads his way through these turbulent centuries, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus