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Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 205 times as norse)
avg rating 4.09 — 348,559 ratings — published 2017
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes (Paperback)
by (shelved 164 times as norse)
avg rating 4.26 — 12,933 ratings — published 1270
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as norse)
avg rating 4.15 — 16,279 ratings — published 1220
The Saga of the Volsungs (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as norse)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,138 ratings — published 1000
The Witch's Heart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as norse)
avg rating 4.03 — 64,828 ratings — published 2021
The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1)
by (shelved 72 times as norse)
avg rating 4.23 — 247,316 ratings — published 2015
The Sagas of Icelanders (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as norse)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,298 ratings — published 1997
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 64 times as norse)
avg rating 4.18 — 116,178 ratings — published 2021
The Norse Myths (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as norse)
avg rating 4.16 — 7,686 ratings — published 1980
A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)
by (shelved 56 times as norse)
avg rating 3.90 — 206,474 ratings — published 2024
The Gospel of Loki (Loki, #1)
by (shelved 54 times as norse)
avg rating 3.74 — 15,517 ratings — published 2014
The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #2)
by (shelved 51 times as norse)
avg rating 4.29 — 134,444 ratings — published 2016
The Ship of the Dead (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #3)
by (shelved 48 times as norse)
avg rating 4.36 — 110,575 ratings — published 2017
Odd and the Frost Giants (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as norse)
avg rating 3.98 — 37,900 ratings — published 2008
Njal's Saga (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as norse)
avg rating 3.92 — 5,644 ratings — published 1270
Gods and Myths of Northern Europe (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as norse)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,174 ratings — published 1964
Beowulf (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as norse)
avg rating 3.50 — 355,919 ratings — published 950
Tales of Norse Mythology (Leather Bound)
by (shelved 44 times as norse)
avg rating 3.91 — 3,044 ratings — published 1895
Egil's Saga (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as norse)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,401 ratings — published 1240
Heimskringla: or, The Lives of the Norse Kings (Dover Literature: Biographical)
by (shelved 37 times as norse)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,429 ratings — published 1230
Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as norse)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,403 ratings — published 2001
Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as norse)
avg rating 4.13 — 10,591 ratings — published 2020
D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as norse)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,555 ratings — published 1967
The Viking Way: Magic and Mind in Late Iron Age Scandinavia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as norse)
avg rating 4.54 — 185 ratings — published 2002
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as norse)
avg rating 4.27 — 116,107 ratings — published 2004
The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as norse)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,857 ratings — published 1200
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as norse)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,003,909 ratings — published 2001
The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki (Penguin Classics)
by (shelved 26 times as norse)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,205 ratings — published 1977
Runemarks (Runemarks, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as norse)
avg rating 3.74 — 9,046 ratings — published 2007
Futhark: A Handbook of Rune Magic (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as norse)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,096 ratings — published 1983
The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #2)
by (shelved 24 times as norse)
avg rating 4.48 — 66,457 ratings — published 2022
The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as norse)
avg rating 3.71 — 1,523 ratings — published 2017
The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as norse)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,920 ratings — published 1920
The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as norse)
avg rating 3.87 — 8,004 ratings — published 2009
The Wanderer's Havamal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as norse)
avg rating 4.64 — 1,214 ratings — published 2019
The Saga of Grettir the Strong (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as norse)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,118 ratings — published 2009
The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America (Penguin Classics)
by (shelved 21 times as norse)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,489 ratings — published 1965
The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as norse)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,526 ratings — published 2016
Laxdæla Saga (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as norse)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,434 ratings — published 1245
Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as norse)
avg rating 4.13 — 914 ratings — published 1988
The Fury of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #3)
by (shelved 18 times as norse)
avg rating 4.46 — 47,980 ratings — published 2024
Sky in the Deep (Sky and Sea, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as norse)
avg rating 3.93 — 72,975 ratings — published 2018
Loki's Wolves (The Blackwell Pages, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as norse)
avg rating 3.88 — 9,252 ratings — published 2013
The Sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as norse)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,608 ratings — published 1400
Exploring the Northern Tradition: A Guide to the Gods, Lore, Rites, and Celebrations From the Norse, German, and Anglo-Saxon Traditions (Exploring Series)
by (shelved 18 times as norse)
avg rating 3.82 — 501 ratings — published 2005
The Long Ships (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as norse)
avg rating 4.27 — 13,693 ratings — published 1941
Eaters of the Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as norse)
avg rating 3.72 — 48,032 ratings — published 1976
A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as norse)
avg rating 3.90 — 77,969 ratings — published 2025
The Weaver and the Witch Queen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as norse)
avg rating 3.83 — 10,423 ratings — published 2023
“Yea, and thy deeds shall thou know, and great shall thy gladness be;
As a picture all of gold thy life-days shalt thou see,
And know that thou too wert a God to abide through the hurry and haste;
A God in the golden hall, a God on the rain-swept waste,
A God in the battle triumphant, a God on the heap of the slain:
And thine hope shall arise and blossom, and thy love shall be quickened again:
And then shalt thou see before thee the face of all earthly ill;
Thou shalt drink of the cup of awakening that thine hand hath holpen to fill;
By the side of the sons of Odin shalt thou fashion a tale to be told
In the hall of the happy Baldur: nor there shall the tale grow old
Of the days before the changing, e'en those that over us pass.
So harden thine heart, O brother, and set thy brow as the brass!”
― The Saga of the Volsungs
As a picture all of gold thy life-days shalt thou see,
And know that thou too wert a God to abide through the hurry and haste;
A God in the golden hall, a God on the rain-swept waste,
A God in the battle triumphant, a God on the heap of the slain:
And thine hope shall arise and blossom, and thy love shall be quickened again:
And then shalt thou see before thee the face of all earthly ill;
Thou shalt drink of the cup of awakening that thine hand hath holpen to fill;
By the side of the sons of Odin shalt thou fashion a tale to be told
In the hall of the happy Baldur: nor there shall the tale grow old
Of the days before the changing, e'en those that over us pass.
So harden thine heart, O brother, and set thy brow as the brass!”
― The Saga of the Volsungs
“The gods do not help you forget things. That is what alcohol is for, and why it is so much more important than faith.”
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