Icelandic Literature - Past and Present

1.
Independent People
Independent People 4.13 avg rating — 13,794 ratings
2.
Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3)
Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3) 3.81 avg rating — 31,785 ratings
3.
Silence of the Grave (Inspector Erlendur, #4)
Silence of the Grave (Inspector Erlendur, #4) 3.96 avg rating — 21,171 ratings
4.
The Blue Fox
The Blue Fox
by: Sjón
3.73 avg rating — 9,626 ratings
5.
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology 4.15 avg rating — 15,390 ratings
6.
Njal's Saga
Njal's Saga
by: Anonymous
3.94 avg rating — 5,366 ratings
7.
The Fish Can Sing
The Fish Can Sing 3.88 avg rating — 2,961 ratings
8.
The Sagas of Icelanders
The Sagas of Icelanders 4.31 avg rating — 4,177 ratings
9.
Hypothermia (Inspector Erlendur, #8)
Hypothermia (Inspector Erlendur, #8) 3.88 avg rating — 11,681 ratings
10.
Voices (Inspector Erlendur, #5)
Voices (Inspector Erlendur, #5) 3.87 avg rating — 14,801 ratings
11.
Iceland's Bell
Iceland's Bell 3.90 avg rating — 2,304 ratings
12.
The Draining Lake (Inspector Erlendur, #6)
The Draining Lake (Inspector Erlendur, #6) 3.89 avg rating — 13,620 ratings
13.
The Poetic Edda
The Poetic Edda
by: Unknown
4.26 avg rating — 11,712 ratings
13.
From the Mouth of the Whale
From the Mouth of the Whale
by: Sjón
3.46 avg rating — 2,000 ratings
15.
The Saga of Grettir the Strong
The Saga of Grettir the Strong
by: Unknown
3.90 avg rating — 1,058 ratings
16.
Egil's Saga
Egil's Saga
by: Anonymous
4.01 avg rating — 3,186 ratings
17.
Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 121,018 ratings
18.
My Soul to Take (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir, #2)
My Soul to Take (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 8,135 ratings
19.
Paradise Reclaimed
Paradise Reclaimed 3.73 avg rating — 794 ratings
20.
Eyrbyggja Saga
Eyrbyggja Saga
by: Unknown
3.92 avg rating — 520 ratings
20.
Arctic Chill (Inspector Erlendur, #7)
Arctic Chill (Inspector Erlendur, #7) 3.82 avg rating — 12,640 ratings
22.
101 Reykjavik
101 Reykjavik 3.26 avg rating — 1,323 ratings
23.
Laxdæla Saga
Laxdæla Saga
by: Unknown
3.97 avg rating — 1,366 ratings
24.
Under the Glacier
Under the Glacier 3.54 avg rating — 2,957 ratings
25.
The Saga of the People of Laxardal / Bolli Bollason's Tale
The Saga of the People of Laxardal / Bolli Bollason's Tale
by: Anonymous
3.92 avg rating — 358 ratings
25.
Last Rituals (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir, #1)
Last Rituals (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 11,811 ratings
27.
The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning
The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning 3.30 avg rating — 4,407 ratings
28.
The Greenhouse
The Greenhouse 3.82 avg rating — 6,547 ratings
29.
Rosa candida
Rosa candida 3.82 avg rating — 6,547 ratings
30.
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell 4.16 avg rating — 6,963 ratings
31.
Ashes to Dust (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir, #3)
Ashes to Dust (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir, #3) 3.71 avg rating — 5,438 ratings
32.
World Light
World Light 4.13 avg rating — 992 ratings
33.
Salka Valka
Salka Valka 3.98 avg rating — 1,941 ratings
34.
Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney
Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney 3.92 avg rating — 719 ratings
35.
Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway
Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway 4.19 avg rating — 1,390 ratings
35.
The Whispering Muse
The Whispering Muse
by: Sjón
3.43 avg rating — 1,950 ratings
37.
The Saga of the Volsungs
The Saga of the Volsungs
by: Anonymous
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,855 ratings
38.
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman 3.71 avg rating — 1,292 ratings
39.
Operation Napoleon
Operation Napoleon 3.56 avg rating — 3,799 ratings
40.
Eirik the Red and other Icelandic Sagas
Eirik the Red and other Icelandic Sagas
by: Unknown
3.80 avg rating — 1,205 ratings
41.
Seven Viking Romances
Seven Viking Romances
by: Anonymous
3.87 avg rating — 317 ratings
42.
God's Daughter (Vikings of the New World Saga #1)
God's Daughter (Vikings of the New World Saga #1) 3.99 avg rating — 581 ratings
43.
Karlamagnús Saga: The Saga of Charlemagne and his Heroes
Karlamagnús Saga: The Saga of Charlemagne and his Heroes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
44.
The Cambridge Introduction to the Old Norse-Icelandic Saga
The Cambridge Introduction to the Old Norse-Icelandic Saga 4.09 avg rating — 68 ratings
45.
The Saga of Thidrek of Bern
The Saga of Thidrek of Bern really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings
45.
The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise
The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise 4.29 avg rating — 79 ratings
47.
The Blue Tower
The Blue Tower 3.78 avg rating — 41 ratings
48.
Bard of Iceland: Jónas Hallgrímsson, Poet and Scientist
Bard of Iceland: Jónas Hallgrímsson, Poet and Scientist 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
49.
The Atom Station
The Atom Station 3.52 avg rating — 1,535 ratings
50.
A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture
A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture 4.17 avg rating — 36 ratings
51.
The Saga of Gisli the Outlaw
The Saga of Gisli the Outlaw
by: Anonymous
3.43 avg rating — 493 ratings
51.
Litlatré
Litlatré 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
51.
Stone Tree
Stone Tree 3.64 avg rating — 150 ratings
51.
D'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants
D'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants 4.39 avg rating — 4,639 ratings
51.
The Ship
The Ship 3.14 avg rating — 328 ratings
51.
The Tricking of Freya
The Tricking of Freya 3.95 avg rating — 1,145 ratings
51.
The Accidental Empress
The Accidental Empress 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings
51.
Quake
Quake 3.55 avg rating — 620 ratings
59.
La donna è un'isola
La donna è un'isola 3.37 avg rating — 4,391 ratings
59.
Bloodhoof
Bloodhoof 4.14 avg rating — 241 ratings
59.
Weather Reports You
Weather Reports You
by: Roni Horn
4.48 avg rating — 29 ratings
59.
Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was
Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was
by: Sjón
3.65 avg rating — 5,027 ratings
63.
Hotel Silence
Hotel Silence 3.81 avg rating — 12,113 ratings
64.
Upphækkuð jörð
Upphækkuð jörð 3.47 avg rating — 964 ratings
64.
The Ambassador
The Ambassador 3.46 avg rating — 195 ratings
66.
The Sagas of Fridthjof the Bold
The Sagas of Fridthjof the Bold 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings
66.
Undantekningin - de arte poetica
Undantekningin - de arte poetica 3.68 avg rating — 1,625 ratings
66.
Butterflies in November
Butterflies in November 3.37 avg rating — 4,391 ratings
69.
Oblivion
Oblivion 3.77 avg rating — 4,299 ratings
69.
Sjö töframenn
Sjö töframenn 3.43 avg rating — 106 ratings
69.
Snowblind (Dark Iceland, #1)
Snowblind (Dark Iceland, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 24,493 ratings
72.
Gautrek's Saga
Gautrek's Saga 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings
72.
Fiskarnir hafa enga fætur
Fiskarnir hafa enga fætur 3.90 avg rating — 2,721 ratings
72.
Reply to a Letter from Helga
Reply to a Letter from Helga 3.74 avg rating — 2,352 ratings
75.
Göngu Hrolfs Saga
Göngu Hrolfs Saga really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
75.
Night Watch
Night Watch 3.45 avg rating — 83 ratings
77.
The Sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok
The Sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok 3.85 avg rating — 1,547 ratings
77.
The Journey Home
The Journey Home 3.60 avg rating — 652 ratings
79.
The Swan
The Swan 3.26 avg rating — 303 ratings
79.
The Saga of the Jómsvíkings
The Saga of the Jómsvíkings
by: Anonymous
4.04 avg rating — 224 ratings
79.
I Remember You
I Remember You 3.82 avg rating — 12,948 ratings
82.
Where the Shadows Lie (Fire & Ice #1)
Where the Shadows Lie (Fire & Ice #1) 3.84 avg rating — 3,750 ratings
83.
Sagas of Giants and Heroes
Sagas of Giants and Heroes 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings
83.
Angels of the Universe
Angels of the Universe 4.03 avg rating — 2,403 ratings
85.
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
86.
The Sagas of King Half and King Hrolf
The Sagas of King Half and King Hrolf really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings
87.
The Saga of the Volsungs: Together with Excerpts from the Nornageststháttr and Three Chapters from the Prose Edda.
The Saga of the Volsungs: Together with Excerpts from the Nornageststháttr and Three Chapters from the Prose Edda. 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings
88.
Devil's Island
Devil's Island 3.38 avg rating — 421 ratings
88.
The Skalds: A Selection of their Poems, with Introduction and Notes
The Skalds: A Selection of their Poems, with Introduction and Notes 4.05 avg rating — 21 ratings
90.
Justice Undone (Shad Thames Books)
Justice Undone (Shad Thames Books) 3.39 avg rating — 238 ratings
90.
Old Norse Poems
Old Norse Poems 4.03 avg rating — 38 ratings