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Nordics

    The best books on The Vikings, recommended by Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough

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    The best books on The Vikings - The Vinland Sagas

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    The Vinland Sagas

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    The best books on The Vikings - A Description of the Northern Peoples by Olaus Magnus

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    A Description of the Northern Peoples
    by Olaus Magnus

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    The best books on The Vikings - Vikings and Gods in European Art by David Wilson

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    Vikings and Gods in European Art
    by David Wilson

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    The best books on The Vikings - Ivory Vikings by Nancy Brown

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    Ivory Vikings
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    The best books on The Vikings - Ohthere's Voyages

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    Ohthere's Voyages

The best books on The Vikings, recommended by Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough

The Vikings discovered America and traded slaves in Baghdad. They sometimes buried their dead in ships, but probably did not burn them. And they did not wear horned helmets. Historian Eleanor Barraclough separates myth from reality and recommends the best Viking books.

    The best books on Old Icelandic Culture, recommended by Rory McTurk

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    The best books on Old Icelandic Culture - The Culture of the Teutons by Vilhelm Grønbech

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    The Culture of the Teutons
    by Vilhelm Grønbech

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    The best books on Old Icelandic Culture - Icelandic Culture by Sigurður Nordal

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    Icelandic Culture
    by Sigurður Nordal

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    The best books on Old Icelandic Culture - Saga and Society by Preben Meulengracht Sørensen

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    Saga and Society
    by Preben Meulengracht Sørensen

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    The best books on Old Icelandic Culture - The Origins of Drama in Scandinavia by Terry Gunnell

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    The Origins of Drama in Scandinavia
    by Terry Gunnell

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    The best books on Old Icelandic Culture - The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún by J R R Tolkien

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    The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún
    by J R R Tolkien

The best books on Old Icelandic Culture, recommended by Rory McTurk

Rory McTurk, Emeritus Professor of Icelandic Studies at the University of Leeds, introduces us to the landscape of old Icelandic culture, addressing the Icelandic sagas, medieval Nordic history, and links to Anglo-Saxon England.

    Jo Nesbø recommends the best Norwegian Crime Writing

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    Jo Nesbø recommends the best Norwegian Crime Writing - Cops and Robbers by Kjetil Stensvik Østli

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    Cops and Robbers
    by Kjetil Stensvik Østli

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    Jo Nesbø recommends the best Norwegian Crime Writing - When the Devil Holds the Candle by Karin Fossum

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    When the Devil Holds the Candle
    by Karin Fossum

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    Jo Nesbø recommends the best Norwegian Crime Writing - White as Snow by Jon Michelet

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    White as Snow
    by Jon Michelet

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    Jo Nesbø recommends the best Norwegian Crime Writing - At Night All Wolves Are Grey by Gunnar Staalesen

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    At Night All Wolves Are Grey
    by Gunnar Staalesen

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    Jo Nesbø recommends the best Norwegian Crime Writing - The Iron Chariot by Stein Riverton

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    The Iron Chariot
    by Stein Riverton

Jo Nesbø recommends the best Norwegian Crime Writing

The bestselling Norwegian crime writer, Jo Nesbø, recommends some of the classics of his genre, many of which have not (yet) been translated into English.

    The Best Nordic Crime Fiction, recommended by Ann Cleeves

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    The Best Nordic Crime Fiction - Sidetracked by Henning Mankell

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    Sidetracked
    by Henning Mankell

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    The Best Nordic Crime Fiction - The Minds Eye by Nesser Hakan

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    The Minds Eye
    by Nesser Hakan

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    The Best Nordic Crime Fiction - The Water's Edge by Karin Fossum

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    The Water's Edge
    by Karin Fossum

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    The Best Nordic Crime Fiction - Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason

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    Jar City
    by Arnaldur Indridason

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    The Best Nordic Crime Fiction - Echoes From the Dead by Johan Theorin

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    Echoes From the Dead
    by Johan Theorin

The Best Nordic Crime Fiction, recommended by Ann Cleeves

Crime writer and Golden Dagger winner, Ann Cleeves, insists the bleak, snowy, wild spaces of Nordic crime fiction are more than a backdrop. The environment really affects the people that grow out of that landscape.

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