Cyclopaedia 35 – By T.R. Knight (InnRoads Ministries * Article Series)

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Are you worthy to wield a legendary weapon? Can you pronounce words and Vikings and often blend names with more consonants than vowels? together in fiction and media. From comics Do you enjoy ancient sagas that spin tales of to books to movies, the Norse gods are epic battles to save the world? used as heroes, myths, gods, and legends. Here are some of the most well known. When you hear the work Viking, what comes to mind for you? Do you think of barbarians • Balder wearing horned helmets and wielding axes, • Brage as often depicted in early cinema and art? Do • Forsete you think of Norse seafarers who raided and • Froy traded all over Northern Europe? Do you • Heimdall think of explorers who may have been some • of the first to visit North America? Modern • Njord views of Vikings often conflict with historical • and archaeological evidence. We tend to • romanticize these people and their • Ty mythology into noble savages, making them • Ull more into clichés and stereotypes. • Vale • Vidar Historically, the period from the late 700s to the Norman conquest of England in 1066 is Following are sources of information called the of Scandinavia. Through pertaining to Vikings to assist prospective exploration, trading, raids, and mercenary game masters, game designers, writers, and expeditions, these northern Europeans storytellers in knowing where to start their spread all over Europe and into North research. America in their journeys. Their mythology and history merged as the tales of witnesses told their stories over the years. Articles What truly makes Vikings memorable are their verbal and written sagas and skaldic The Viking Ball Game poetry that have passed down through the By B.A., Thurber generations. This literature passes along the Source: Scandinavian Studies v87 n2 (2015 mythology, ethics, genealogies, and history of 06 01): 167-188 the people and their culture. Add to that the depth of archaeological findings in burial Women in the Viking Age. sites and buried villages and we have a more Source: Viking age: a reader / S. 85-116 accurate picture of these people.

Cyclopaedia 35 – Vikings Page 1 of 4 Books Norse Mythology By Gaiman, Neil A Description of the Northern Peoples By Magnus, Olaus Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs The Age of the Vikings By Lindow, John By Winroth, Anders 's Voyages Cowboy Ninja Viking (comic) By Bately, Janet and Englert, Anton By Lieberman, A.J. The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings The D’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths By Hayword, John By d’Aulaire, Ingri and d'Aulaire Edgar Parin The Poetic Edda Eaters of the Dead By Crawford, Jackson By Crichton, Michael The Prose Edda Echoes of : The Afterlife of Eddas By Byock, Jesse L. and Sagas By Helgason, Jón Karl The Saga of the Volsungs By Byock, Jesse L. Gods and Mythos of Northern Europe By Davidson, H.R. Ellis The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings By Brownworth, Lars The Greenlanders By Smiley, Jane The Songweaver's Vow By Vanarendonk Baugh, Laura Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas By Baring-Gould, Sabine Thor (comic) By Lee, Stan and Kirby, Jack Ivory Vikings By Brown, Nancy Valhalla By Madsen, Peter The Long Ships By Bengtsson, Frans G. Valkyrie (comic) By Thomas, Roy and Buscema, John Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer By Riordan, Rick Viking Age: Everyday Life During the Extraordinary Era of the Norsemen Myth and Religion of the North: The By Wolf, Kirsten Religion of Ancient Scandinavia By Turville-Petre, E.O.G. Viking Age Iceland By Byock, Jesse

Cyclopaedia 35 – Vikings Page 2 of 4 The Vikings GURPS Vikings - RPG By Roesdahl, Else Hnefatafl - Tabletop Game Jarl - Tabletop Game Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga Jórvík - Tabletop Game By Fitzhugh, William and Ward, Elizabeth Jotun: Valhalla Edition - Video Game Midgard - Tabletop Game Viking Raiders Mythic Iceland - RPG By Civardi, Anne and Graham-Campbell, Northgard - Video Game James Odin's Ravens - Tabletop Game Pillage & Plunder: The Viking The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Game - Tabletop Game Mythology and Religion Ragnaroll - Tabletop Game By McCoy, Daniel Ragnarok Online - Video Game Raiders of the North Sea - Tabletop Game The Viking World Raventhorne - Video Game By Brink, Stefan and Price, Neil Rolemaster: Vikings - RPG Rune - RPG The Viking World Rune - Video Game By Graham-Campbell, James Saga - Tabletop Game Shieldwall - Tabletop Game The Vinland Sagas Shipwrights of the North Sea - Tabletop By Author Unknown Game Skyrim - Video Game Thor - Tabletop Game Games Thunder & Lightning - Tabletop Game Valhalla Chronicles - Video Game 878: Vikings - Invasions of England - Vikings - Tabletop Game Tabletop Game Viking: Battle for - Video Game AD&D HR1: Vikings Campaign Sourcebook - Vikings On Board - Tabletop Game RPG Vikings Gone Wild - Tabletop Game A Feast for Odin - Tabletop Game Vikings: Nordic Roleplaying for Runequest - Age of Mythology - Video Game RPG Asgard's Chosen - Tabletop Game Vikings: The Board Game - Tabletop Game The Banner Saga - Video Game Viking Squad - Video Game Bloodforge - Video Game Vikings: Warriors of the North - Tabletop Blood Rage - Tabletop Game Game Champions of Midgard - Tabletop Game Vikings: Wolves of Midgard - Video Game Explorers of the North Sea - Tabletop Game Villainous Vikings - Tabletop Game Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok - RPG Volgarr the Viking - Video Game Fire & Axe: A Viking Saga - Tabletop Game Völuspá - Tabletop Game For Honor - Video Game War of the Vikings - Video Game Gone Viking! - Tabletop Game Yggdrasil - Tabletop Game Yggdrasill - RPG

Cyclopaedia 35 – Vikings Page 3 of 4 Cinema VikingsCon https://vikingscon.com/ Alfred the Great The Viking Ship Museum - Norway https://www.khm.uio.no/english/visit- Beowulf & us/viking-ship-museum/ Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands - TV Die Nibelungen The Viking Ship Museum - Denmark Erik the Viking https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/#to Grendel p Hammer of the Gods How to Train Your Dragon Visit Iceland - Vikings The Island at the Top of the World https://guidetoiceland.is/history- Outlander culture/vikings-and-norse-gods-in-iceland Pathfinder The Long Ships Visit Norway - Vikings The Norseman https://www.visitnorway.com/things-to- The Secret of Kells do/art-culture/vikings/ Severed Ways Sword of Vengeance Thor Thor: The Dark World People Thor: Ragnarok Valhalla Eric Bloodaxe Vikings - TV Freydis Eiriksdottir The Viking Leif Eriksson The Viking Queen Ingvar the Far-Travelled The Viking Sagas When the Raven Flies Ivar the Boneless The Wild Hunt Gunnar Hamundarson Harald Hardrada Guthrum Locations Bjorn Ironside Ragnar Lodbrok L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site Eric the Red https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn- Egil Skallagrimmson nhs/nl/meadows Gardar Svavarsson

Lofotr Viking Museum http://www.museumnord.no/en/lofotr- viking-museum/

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