Bestsellers
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Children of Ash and Elm
- A History of the Vikings
- Written by: Neil Price
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
The 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....
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3 out of 5 stars
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An engaging written history of the Vikings...
- By Anonymous User on 2021-01-10
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Leif Erikson: A Captivating Guide to the Viking Explorer Who Beat Columbus to America and Established a Norse Settlement at Vinland
- Written by: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Timothy Burke
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2
The Vikings' impact on history is far-reaching and the mark that they made on the world, especially during the Viking Age, can still be seen today. In this audiobook, you will learn about the world that shaped Leif Erikson and made him into the adventurous man he was....
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The Old Norse Spell Book
- Your Guide to the Elder Futhark, Norse Folklore, Runes, Paganism, Divination, and Magic (The Old Norse Spell Books, Book 1)
- Written by: Alda Dagny
- Narrated by: Susan Marlowe
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Runes—the cryptic letters of an Old Norse alphabet—are more than just a collection of dusty symbols from a bygone era. They're powerful forces that have long been associated with magic and divination....
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The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb
- Written by: Neal Bascomb
- Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 8
It's 1942 and the Nazis are racing to be the first to build a weapon unlike any known before. They have the physicists, they have the uranium, and now all their plans depend on amassing a single ingredient....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Rambling
- By JAB on 2023-09-19
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Embers of the Hands
- Hidden Histories of the Viking Age
- Written by: Eleanor Barraclough
- Narrated by: Eleanor Barraclough
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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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 of a northern European town. Yet while such characters define our imagination of the Viking Age today, they were in the minority.
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The Year of Living Danishly
- Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
- Written by: Helen Russell
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 295
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 256
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 254
When she was suddenly given the opportunity of a new life in rural Jutland, journalist and archetypal Londoner Helen Russell discovered a startling statistic....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book of 2017
- By Lacey Stairs on 2017-12-14
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Children of Ash and Elm
- A History of the Vikings
- Written by: Neil Price
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
The 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....
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3 out of 5 stars
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An engaging written history of the Vikings...
- By Anonymous User on 2021-01-10
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Leif Erikson: A Captivating Guide to the Viking Explorer Who Beat Columbus to America and Established a Norse Settlement at Vinland
- Written by: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Timothy Burke
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2
The Vikings' impact on history is far-reaching and the mark that they made on the world, especially during the Viking Age, can still be seen today. In this audiobook, you will learn about the world that shaped Leif Erikson and made him into the adventurous man he was....
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The Old Norse Spell Book
- Your Guide to the Elder Futhark, Norse Folklore, Runes, Paganism, Divination, and Magic (The Old Norse Spell Books, Book 1)
- Written by: Alda Dagny
- Narrated by: Susan Marlowe
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Runes—the cryptic letters of an Old Norse alphabet—are more than just a collection of dusty symbols from a bygone era. They're powerful forces that have long been associated with magic and divination....
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The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb
- Written by: Neal Bascomb
- Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 8
It's 1942 and the Nazis are racing to be the first to build a weapon unlike any known before. They have the physicists, they have the uranium, and now all their plans depend on amassing a single ingredient....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Rambling
- By JAB on 2023-09-19
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Embers of the Hands
- Hidden Histories of the Viking Age
- Written by: Eleanor Barraclough
- Narrated by: Eleanor Barraclough
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
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 of a northern European town. Yet while such characters define our imagination of the Viking Age today, they were in the minority.
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The Year of Living Danishly
- Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
- Written by: Helen Russell
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 295
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 256
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 254
When she was suddenly given the opportunity of a new life in rural Jutland, journalist and archetypal Londoner Helen Russell discovered a startling statistic....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book of 2017
- By Lacey Stairs on 2017-12-14
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Valkyrie
- The Women of the Viking World
- Written by: Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir
- Narrated by: Ann Richardson
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Valkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield. They protect some, but guide spears, arrows, and sword blades into the bodies of others. Viking myths about valkyries attempt to elevate the banality of war....
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One of Us
- The Story of a Massacre in Norway - and Its Aftermath
- Written by: Åsne Seierstad, Sarah Death - translator
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 20 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story5 out of 5 stars 12
A harrowing and thorough account of the massacre that upended Norway, and the trial that helped put the country back together....
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5 out of 5 stars
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an incredible account
- By Laura Anderson on 2019-04-25
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Finland's War of Choice
- The Troubled German-Finnish Coalition in World War II
- Written by: Henrik Lunde
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
This book describes the odd coalition between Germany and Finland in World War II, and their joint military operations from 1941 to 1945....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finland's war of choice
- By braden on 2020-10-21
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The Other Renaissance
- From Copernicus to Shakespeare: How the Renaissance in Northern Europe Transformed the World
- Written by: Paul Strathern
- Narrated by: Roger May
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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An original, illuminating history of the northern European Renaissance in art, science, and philosophy, which often rivaled its Italian counterpart.
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The Last Viking
- The True Story of King Harald Hardrada
- Written by: Don Hollway
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Don Hollway vividly depicts the violence and spectacle of the late Viking era and delves into the dramatic events that brought an end to almost three centuries of Norse conquest and expansion....
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River Kings
- A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads
- Written by: Cat Jarman
- Narrated by: Christine Rendel
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Three years ago, a Carnelian bead came into Catrine Jarman's temporary possession. River Kings sees her trace the path of this ancient piece of jewelry back to eighth-century Baghdad and India, discovering along the way that the Vikings' route was more varied than we might think....
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A Frozen Hell
- The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940
- Written by: William R. Trotter
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
In 1939, tiny Finland waged war - the kind of war that spawns legends - against the mighty Soviet Union....
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The Almost Nearly Perfect People
- Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia
- Written by: Michael Booth
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4 out of 5 stars 24
In The Almost Nearly Perfect People, Michael Booth explains who the Scandinavians are, how they differ and why, and what their quirks and foibles are....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By JJ on 2017-10-18
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24 Hours in the Viking World: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
- 24 Hours in Ancient History, Book 5
- Written by: Kirsten Wolf
- Narrated by: Rachael Beresford
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Spend 24 hours immersed in the rich and fascinating everyday lives of the Vikings.
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The Viking Great Army and the Making of England
- Written by: Dawn M. Hadley, Julian D. Richards
- Narrated by: Mary Sarah
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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When the Viking Great Army swept through England between 865 and 878 CE, the course of English history was forever changed....
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Norse Paganism for Beginners: Explore the History of the Old Norse Religion
- Asatru, Cosmology, Astrology, Mythology, Magic, Runes, Tarot, Witchcraft & More
- Written by: History Brought Alive
- Narrated by: Theodore Rose
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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History Brought Alive provides you with a single credible source detailing Norse Paganism, its history, beliefs, people, and what it looks like in our modern world....
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Ragnar Lothbrok and a History of the Vikings
- Viking Warriors Including Rollo, Norsemen, Norse Mythology, Quests in America, England, France, Scotland, Ireland and Russia
- Written by: Noah Brown
- Narrated by: Dalan E. Decker
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 7
Ragnar Lothbrok was a legendary warrior who left a legacy among the Vikings like none other. Today's popular TV show may have popularized Ragnar's story, but the real facts are not very well known. Discover the truth behind this Viking warrior and the rich history of the Vikings....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good stories. Bad narrator.
- By Gfriesen on 2024-07-07
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The Magic of Norse Runes
- Unlock the Ancient Power of the Elder Futhark – A Guide to Reading and Casting Rune Stones for Divination, Spells, and Modern Witchcraft
- Written by: Erik Hansen
- Narrated by: Aries Studio
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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This comprehensive guide delves deep into the history and meanings of each of the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark, the oldest known runic alphabet....
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How Iceland Changed the World
- The Big History of a Small Island
- Written by: Egill Bjarnason
- Narrated by: Einar Gunn
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
The history of Iceland began 1,200 years ago, when a frustrated Viking captain and his useless navigator ran aground in the middle of the North Atlantic. Suddenly, the island was no longer just a layover for the Arctic tern....
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is a Wonderful book!
- By Duncan Day on 2021-10-20
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Iceland Imagined: Nature, Culture, and Storytelling in the North Atlantic
- A Weyerhaeuser Environmental Book
- Written by: Karen Oslund, William Cronon - foreword
- Narrated by: Cynthia Wallace
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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This cultural and environmental history sweeps across the dramatic North Atlantic landscape, exploring its unusual geography, saga narratives, language, culture, and politics....
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The Northwomen
- Untold Stories from the Other Half of the Viking World
- Written by: Heather Pringle
- Narrated by: Abigail Reno
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
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.
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History of Scandinavia
- A Captivating Guide to the History of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Finland
- Written by: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 18 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Norway is a unique country located on the fringes of Europe. Its climate and geographical position determined the lifestyle of the people inhabiting it. It was never an easy life....
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The Wolf Age
- The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- Written by: Tore Skeie
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The first major book on Vikings by a Scandinavian author to be published in English reframes the struggle for a North Sea empire and puts listeners in the mindset of Vikings, providing new insight into their goals, values, and what they chose to live and die for....
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The Place of Tides
- Written by: James Rebanks
- Narrated by: Bryan Dick
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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James Rebanks reflects on a life-changing summer spent on a remote island off the coast of Norway, where his only companion was an old woman who practiced the ancient tradition of collecting eiderdown from birds that nest on this remarkable landscape each year.
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Norse Magic for Beginners
- The Ultimate & Magic Guide to Norse Mythology & Runes Reading. Nordic Gods & Myths to Discover How to Invoke the Powers of the Runes & Look at Life as You Were a Norse!
- Written by: Jonas Adelson
- Narrated by: Mike Rogers
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you love the fantasy genre and are interested in learning more about the reading of the runes? Would you like to have a more profound knowledge of Nordic mythology and its characters? Listen to find out more....
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Njál's Saga
- Written by: Anonymous
- Narrated by: Gunnar Cauthery
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Based on events that took place between 960 and 1020 AD, Njál 's Saga is a mesmerizing drama about a multigenerational cycle of violence and retribution, and the feuds and passions that perpetuate it....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome!
- By P Porter on 2021-02-24
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The History of the Vikings
- Norse Sagas, Medieval Marauders, and Far-Flung Settlements
- Written by: Chris R. Fee
- Narrated by: Chris R. Fee
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Frequently depicted as “Scandinavian scavengers”, warlike pirates, raiders, and invaders, the Vikings have lately surfaced from the depths of history to become pop culture’s most adored ruffians. For Prof. Fee, this recent craze for all things Viking is a mixed blessing....
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Nordic Lifestyle
- Embrace Slow Living, Cultivate Happiness, and Know When to Take Off Your Shoes
- Written by: Susanna Heiskanen
- Narrated by: Susanna Heiskanen
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Ever wondered why people in the Nordic countries are said to be the happiest in the world? Nordic Lifestyle has been praised as the antidote to modern day busyness. Understand how the Nordics have managed to keep it all together, even through hardship and freezing temperatures....
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The Sea Wolves
- A History of the Vikings
- Written by: Lars Brownworth
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13
In AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it....