Best books on Nordic history

1.
Countrymen: The Untold Story of How Denmark's Jews Escaped the Nazis
Countrymen: The Untold Story of How Denmark's Jews Escaped the Nazis 3.82 avg rating — 296 ratings
2.
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman 3.71 avg rating — 1,292 ratings
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A Brief History of the Vikings: The Last Pagans or the First Modern Europeans?
A Brief History of the Vikings: The Last Pagans or the First Modern Europeans? 3.61 avg rating — 1,098 ratings
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Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric
Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric 3.45 avg rating — 502 ratings
4.
The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark
The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark 4.33 avg rating — 1,162 ratings
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Island on Fire
Island on Fire 3.85 avg rating — 824 ratings
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Ancestral Journeys: The Peopling of Europe from the First Venturers to the Vikings
Ancestral Journeys: The Peopling of Europe from the First Venturers to the Vikings 3.95 avg rating — 714 ratings
8.
The Vikings: A History
The Vikings: A History 3.67 avg rating — 1,701 ratings
9.
The Vikings
The Vikings 3.83 avg rating — 1,654 ratings
10.
Rikke and the Haunted Stave Church
Rikke and the Haunted Stave Church 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
10.
Mannerheim: President, Soldier, Spy
Mannerheim: President, Soldier, Spy 4.20 avg rating — 207 ratings
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Bard of Iceland: Jónas Hallgrímsson, Poet and Scientist
Bard of Iceland: Jónas Hallgrímsson, Poet and Scientist 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Odin's Promise (Odin's Promise, #1)
Odin's Promise (Odin's Promise, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 105 ratings
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The Battle that Shook Europe: Poltava and the Birth of the Russian Empire
The Battle that Shook Europe: Poltava and the Birth of the Russian Empire 4.04 avg rating — 800 ratings
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The Vikings
The Vikings 3.95 avg rating — 287 ratings
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H.C. Andersen: Et liv i billeder
H.C. Andersen: Et liv i billeder really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Swedish History in Outline
Swedish History in Outline liked it 3.00 avg rating — 20 ratings
17.
From Grand Duchy to a Modern State: A Political History of Finland since 1809
From Grand Duchy to a Modern State: A Political History of Finland since 1809 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
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1864: The forgotten war that shaped modern Europe
1864: The forgotten war that shaped modern Europe 4.08 avg rating — 687 ratings
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One of Us: The Story of a Massacre in Norway -- and Its Aftermath
One of Us: The Story of a Massacre in Norway -- and Its Aftermath 4.42 avg rating — 12,700 ratings
17.
Hans Christian Andersen: His Fairy Tale Life
Hans Christian Andersen: His Fairy Tale Life 3.68 avg rating — 47 ratings
22.
Rikke and the Secret of the Fjords
Rikke and the Secret of the Fjords 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
22.
Finland in World War II: History, Memory, Interpretations
Finland in World War II: History, Memory, Interpretations 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Norse Atlantic Saga: Being the Norse Voyages of Discovery and Settlement to Iceland, Greenland, and North America
The Norse Atlantic Saga: Being the Norse Voyages of Discovery and Settlement to Iceland, Greenland, and North America really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 58 ratings
22.
Escaping with His Life: From Dunkirk to D-Day & Beyond
Escaping with His Life: From Dunkirk to D-Day & Beyond 4.21 avg rating — 121 ratings
22.
The Man Who Stole Himself: The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan
The Man Who Stole Himself: The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan 3.76 avg rating — 95 ratings
22.
History of Denmark
History of Denmark 3.72 avg rating — 119 ratings
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Rikke and the Shiny Horn; Featuring Prillar Guri
Rikke and the Shiny Horn; Featuring Prillar Guri 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
28.
Born A Soldier: The Times And Life Of Larry Thorne
Born A Soldier: The Times And Life Of Larry Thorne 3.94 avg rating — 178 ratings
28.
The Sledge Patrol: A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival, and Victory
The Sledge Patrol: A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival, and Victory 4.16 avg rating — 384 ratings
28.
Beyond the Northlands: Viking Voyages and the Old Norse Sagas
Beyond the Northlands: Viking Voyages and the Old Norse Sagas 4.13 avg rating — 328 ratings
28.
Northmen: The Viking Saga, 793-1241 AD
Northmen: The Viking Saga, 793-1241 AD 3.76 avg rating — 1,044 ratings
28.
The Bog People: Iron-Age Man Preserved
The Bog People: Iron-Age Man Preserved
by: P.V. Glob
4.07 avg rating — 866 ratings
34.
Häivähdys punaista
Häivähdys punaista 3.36 avg rating — 59 ratings
34.
Heimskringla: or, The Lives of the Norse Kings
Heimskringla: or, The Lives of the Norse Kings 4.19 avg rating — 1,390 ratings
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Arabia Felix: The Danish Expedition of 1761-1767
Arabia Felix: The Danish Expedition of 1761-1767 4.38 avg rating — 1,160 ratings
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Casanova ja Sprengtporten – kirjastonhoitajan ja kenraalin yhteiset vuodet
Casanova ja Sprengtporten – kirjastonhoitajan ja kenraalin yhteiset vuodet really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
37.
Viking: The Norse Warrior's [Unofficial] Manual
Viking: The Norse Warrior's [Unofficial] Manual 3.91 avg rating — 276 ratings
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Bryggeren. J. C. Jacobsen på Carlsberg
Bryggeren. J. C. Jacobsen på Carlsberg 3.33 avg rating — 15 ratings
40.
Mannerheim ja valkoiset emigrantit
Mannerheim ja valkoiset emigrantit liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
40.
The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America
The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America
by: Unknown
3.80 avg rating — 1,391 ratings
40.
Øl og Marmor
Øl og Marmor really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
43.
Mannerheimin pöydässä
Mannerheimin pöydässä 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
43.
Song of the Vikings
Song of the Vikings 3.91 avg rating — 510 ratings
45.
Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs
Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs 4.11 avg rating — 1,379 ratings
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DKfindout! Vikings
DKfindout! Vikings 4.30 avg rating — 33 ratings
47.
The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred’s Britain: 789-955
The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred’s Britain: 789-955
by: Max Adams
3.71 avg rating — 554 ratings
48.
The Vikings - Classics Illustrated World Around Us
The Vikings - Classics Illustrated World Around Us 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
49.
Vikings in the Attic: In Search of Nordic America
Vikings in the Attic: In Search of Nordic America 3.56 avg rating — 136 ratings
50.
The Dragon's Hoard: Stories from the Viking Sagas
The Dragon's Hoard: Stories from the Viking Sagas
by: Lari Don
3.73 avg rating — 62 ratings
51.
The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen (A Merloyd Lawrence Book)
The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen (A Merloyd Lawrence Book) 4.15 avg rating — 2,062 ratings
52.
Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them
Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them 3.62 avg rating — 765 ratings
53.
Viking (Eyewitness Books)
Viking (Eyewitness Books) 4.01 avg rating — 264 ratings
54.
The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition
The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition 4.23 avg rating — 57 ratings
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South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the 'Fram', 1910-12
South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the 'Fram', 1910-12 4.19 avg rating — 914 ratings