Vikings Historical Fiction

John Broughton's Expulsion is a historically accurate, riveting adventure set in the medieval times, where riches and power are in the reach of the resourceful, and death is always just one step away.

Nur wer sie im Kampf besiegt, darf sie zur Frau nehmen! Doch jeder Bewerber scheitert an der schönen Schildmaid Sayrid Avildottar, die wie eine Göttin aus Walhalla das Schwert schwingt. Bis der breitschultrige Wikinger Hrolf Eymundsson sie herausfordert. Der wilde Seekönig, der die Flotte befehligt, besiegelt Sayrids Schicksal: In einer Sekunde der Unaufmerksamkeit unterliegt sie ihm! Sayrid muss ihm ihr Land überlassen. Aber mehr noch: Als seine Braut muss sie zur Mittsommernacht und bis in alle Ewigkeit sein Lager und seine Leidenschaft teilen.

North Yorkshire, 876. "Begrüße deinen neuen Lord!" Wie ein nordischer Gott betritt Wikinger Brand Bjornson das Anwesen Breckon, das bis zu diesem Moment Lady Ediths Zuhause war. Sein eisblauer Blick lässt sie furchtvoll erbeben, doch lieber würde sie sterben, als sich ihm widerspruchslos zu fügen! Stattdessen macht Edith ihm stolz ein Angebot: Sie ist zur Ehe mit ihm bereit, wenn Brand ihre Leute verschont.

Norwegen im Jahre 1001: Als Oberhaupt der Jomswikinger, einer Kompanie von Wikingersöldnern, wird Torstein Tormodson in ganz Skandinavien gefürchtet. Doch nach seiner letzten Schlacht muss er der Vergeltung seines Erzfeindes entkommen und flieht mit seiner Familie nach Westen. Damit er seiner Familie eine Zukunft sichern kann, macht er sich auf die Suche nach den mythischen Lärchenwäldern, die einer Sage nach auf der anderen Seite des Ozeans zu finden sind - in dem Land, das die Wikinger "Vinland" nennen.

Îles Lofoten, Norvège, autour de l'an 1020. La vie de Thorfinn Bjarnison, le fils d'un respectable viking du Bjørnsand, bascule lorsqu'âgé de 7 ans, il doit déplorer la disparition tragique de son père. Une quinzaine d'années plus tard, le destin de Thorfinn bascule de nouveau lorsqu'il repêche des eaux le corps de la belle Aeryn. En s'éprenant éperdument de la jeune Princesse des Orcades, il se met à dos l'ennemi le plus implacable qui soit : le cruel Jarl Olaf de Bergen. Dès lors, celui-ci n'aura de cesse de le poursuivre.

Bei einem brutalen Überfall der dänischen Wikinger auf ein angelsächsisches Dorf wird Thyra Danebod gefangen genommen. Voller Hass auf ihre Entführer lehnt Thyra sich gegen die brutalen und mordenden Nordmänner auf. Doch ihrem neuen Leben auf dem Wasser und dem Dänenhäuptling Gorm kann sie nicht entkommen. Thyra beginnt, die Sprache, die fremden Gebräuche und die Lebensart des Seefahrervolks zu verstehen. Auch Gorm kann sie immer mehr abgewinnen. Doch kann die Liebe einer Gefangenen zu einem groben Berserker bestehen?

Sámr Ship Killer has been rescued, but that is only half the story, for his family has been taken as hostages to Norway. Without any ships, he is helpless to find them, and then the sisters begin to spin. Erik Black Toe, who carried the standard for the Dragonheart, returns with news. The family is found, but in dire straits and cruelly treated by Uddulfr the Sly. The Clan of the Fox comes to the aid of the Wolf once more, and Fótr, along with Ebbe and Bear Tooth, sail ‘Gytha’ across the seas to Norway.

Ivar Sorenson is not only his father's heir to their jarldom, he's his parents' last remaining son. There isn't much choice for the future jarl when his father demands an alliance with their feuding neighbor. That alliance can only come in the form of a marriage...to a woman Ivar doesn't want and doesn't like. Can Ivar convince his father that a marriage is needed to end the feud? Can he prove that the woman he loves is the woman his tribe needs to lead alongside him?

Shieldmaiden Brenna may be young, but she knows her mind. As the daughter of King Aric’s most trusted Huscarl, she is well-schooled in the art of battle and weaponry: skills vital for defending what is hers. Having fought to defend her homeland against would-be usurpers, she knows the cost of plunder and pillage.

Cursed with the second sight, Elienor of Baume les Nonnes dared not reveal her prophetic dreams for fear of meeting her mother's fiery end. Though in her dreams, she spied the Norsemen who would storm Brouillard castle—and she she saw him, the fierce, golden-haired Viking who would claim her as his prize....

Año 844, los vikingos atacan las costas de España. Después de haber sometido Irlanda y media Inglaterra, asolar Francia y sojuzgar nada menos que París y Nantes, los normandos desembarcan en la Torre de Hércules, en La Coruña. En esta nueva novela, José Javier Esparza aborda este episodio fascinante de nuestra historia con una prosa tan bella como épica y desde el mayor rigor histórico. Una auténtica recreación de la España altomedieval.

Tamworth AD831. Icel's profile continues to rise. Lord of Budworth and warrior of Mercia, he's acknowledged by King Wiglaf and his comrades to keep Mercia safe from the ravages of Wessex, the king-slayer of the East Angles, and the Viking raiders. But, danger looms. Alongside Spring's arrival comes the almost certain threat of the Viking raiders return. When Lord Coenwulf of Kingsholm is apprehended by a Viking and held captive on the Isle of Sheppey in Wessex held Kent, Icel is implored by Lady Cynehild to rescue her husband.

This historical novel is based on the true story of the excavation of a Viking burial ship from a hill in Norway in 1904. The find dumbfounded archeologists because it was the most elaborate Viking grave ever discovered, yet the bones in the grave belonged to a woman. Historians had assumed that the Viking world - and certainly Viking ships - were ruled by men. Who was this woman?

Una reputación construida sobre años de despiadado salvajismo. Un líder que se deleita en el derramamiento de sangre y la conquista. Un hombre empeñado en la venganza. Cayendo en las garras de la Bestia, no hay escapatoria. Debo reunir todas mis fuerzas. Sin mi fuerza, no sobreviviré.

Pasión. Misterios. Venganza. Entra a un mundo lleno de deseo y pasión; un mundo amenazado por la ambición, los celos y la venganza. Atrapada entre dos hermanos vikingos, ¿acaso soy algo más que un peón en su juego por la venganza? A medida que comienzan los antiguos rituales de sangre de Ostara, las fuerzas de la oscuridad se precipitan. Ningún lugar es seguro. Y no quedan lugares para esconderse.

No one gave Erik a choice as to whether he would fight or not. Duty to the crown belonged to him, his father's legacy remaining beyond the grave. Taken by the beauty of the countryside surrounding her, Linzi would do anything to protect her father's land. Britain is under attack and Scotland is next. At a time she should be focused on suitors, the men of her country have gone to war and she's left to stand alone.

This is a three-book bundle, which addresses various subtopics, including but not limited to these: Book 1: Scandinavians of the ancient world had many gods and goddesses they worshiped. Are you curious about which ones they revered so much?To start off, this brief guide will go over some a quick history of the Vikings. Then, you will discover more about several deities that are worth mentioning, as well as some queer beliefs and false notions that have been spread about the Norse.

They sent 300 warriors to kill one man. It wasn’t enough. Mercia lies broken but not beaten, her alliance with Wessex in tatters. Coelwulf, a fierce and bloody warrior, hears whispers that Mercia has been betrayed from his home in the west. He fears no man, especially not the Vikings sent to hunt him down.

In mid-15th century, Spain King Henry IV ruled Castile. Well-meaning and trusting, Henry's rule and fondness for his male lovers - one of whom provoked reactions ranging from the widespread loyalty of the common people to assassination attempts by the Barons. This is the story of how, through events and unlikely love affairs among the rich and powerful, Henry's obscure half-sister Isabel became Castile's most famous Queen.

They dressed as beasts, draping fur over their chainmail clad bodies, while wearing iron helmets with animal heads attached over the top. They used huge broad swords or large heavy clubs to subdue their victims, often slaughtering whole villages for a few gold coins. Their arsenal of weapons included swords, spears, axes, clubs, bows and arrows, and fire.They were the scourge of the coastal inhabitants of Europe. They were Norsemen, they were the Vikings.