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A powerful, moving saga evoking the Celtic, Anglo-Saxon and Norse cultures of a thousand years ago from the acclaimed author of The Fionavar Tapestry.
“A historical fantasy of the highest order, the work of a man who may well be the reigning master of the form.”—The Washington Post Book World
Bern Thorkellson, punished for his father’s sins, denied his heritage and home, commits an act of vengeance...
“A historical fantasy of the highest order, the work of a man who may well be the reigning master of the form.”—The Washington Post Book World
Bern Thorkellson, punished for his father’s sins, denied his heritage and home, commits an act of vengeance...
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English
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The first installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series.
This is the exciting—yet little known—story of the making of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which King Alfred the Great, his son and grandson defeated
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First in the series featuring Viking vampire angels from the bestselling author whose "books are always fresh, romantic, inventive, and hilarious (Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times–bestselling author).
Trust the always original, wonderfully fun Sandra Hill to do the wildly unexpected! With Kiss of Pride, the New York Times–bestselling author—best known for her steamy and hilarious romance novels featuring lusty...
Trust the always original, wonderfully fun Sandra Hill to do the wildly unexpected! With Kiss of Pride, the New York Times–bestselling author—best known for her steamy and hilarious romance novels featuring lusty...
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Series
Magic tree house fact trackers volume 33
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Introduces the Vikings, discussing why they went on raids, what they wore, what their ships were like, and how they shaped history.
8) Wolfskin
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Series
Saga of the Light Isles volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 35
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English
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Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When a series of lightning storms hit Berk, Vikings claim Thor is angry for allowing Toothless, a dangerous Night Fury, to live among them, so it's up to Hiccup to prove Toothless's innocence before he is banned from Berk forever.
10) Vikings
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Explores the civilization of the Vikings, discussing their epic voyages, festivals, and daily lives.
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Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
Description
"In their remote Viking settlement, Folkvi and her brother, Aslakr, have always been close-unnaturally close. They've grown more intimate still as Folkvi learns her shaman mother's craft, as men regard her with newly devouring eyes. Then illness carries off their parents, and the nest of home is shattered. Áslakr sets off on his first expedition, abandoning Folkvi to the dark of an endless winter. When he returns, he's done the unthinkable: He's...
14) Meet the Vikings
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Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Provides information on what life was like amongst the Vikings by inviting the reader to help Erik prepare for his voyage.
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Basic Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"The Viking Age--between 750 and 1050--saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they reshaped the world between eastern North America and the Asian steppe. Based on the latest archaeological and textual evidence, Children of Ash and Elm tells the story of the Vikings on their own terms: their politics, their cosmology, their art and culture. From Björn Ironside, who led an expedition...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Balking at the way the grownups in his life fuss about tidiness, a messy little boy triggers a pest invasion of epic proportions in an outrageously absurd cautionary tale about the perils of crumbs and clutter.
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How to train your dragon volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans, by catching and training a dragon.
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Ly-San-Ter family saga volume 3
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Follows the star-crossed romance of a strong-willed woman who vows that no man will ever capture her heart and the powerful warrior who is equally determined to fight for what he wants.
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