Scandinavia in History & Nonfiction Audiobooks

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Vikings

by History Nerds ...

Narrated by Theodore Zephyr ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The History of the Vikings
Unabridged

2 hours 47 min

Discover the fascinating world of the Vikings, the legendary Norse seafarers who transformed the history of Europe during the Viking Age. This engaging history book explores the daring voyages, epic battles, and rich culture of the Scandinavian warriors who sailed across the seas from the 8th to the 11th century.From their homeland in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, Viking explorers ventured across ... Read more

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Discover the fascinating world of the Vikings, the legendary Norse seafarers who transformed the history of Europe during the Viking Age. This engaging history book explores the daring voyages, epic battles, and rich culture of the Scandinavian warriors who sailed across the seas from the 8th to the 11th century.From their homeland in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, Viking explorers ventured across
... Read more
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Children of Ash and Elm

A History of the Vikings

by Neil Price ...

Narrated by Samuel Roukin ...

Unabridged

17 hours 25 min

The definitive history of the Vikings—from arts and culture to politics and cosmology—by a distinguished archaeologist with decades of expertiseThe Viking Age—from 750 to 1050—saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings ... Read more

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The definitive history of the Vikings—from arts and culture to politics and cosmology—by a distinguished archaeologist with decades of expertiseThe Viking Age—from 750 to 1050—saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings
... Read more
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The Wolf Age

The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire

by Tore Skeie ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

10 hours 26 min

The first major book on Vikings by a Scandinavian author to be published in English reframes the struggle for a North Sea empire and puts listeners in the mindset of Vikings, providing new insight into their goals, values, and what they chose to live and die for.The Wolf Age takes listeners on a thrilling journey through the bloody shared history of England and Scandinavia, and on across early ... Read more

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The first major book on Vikings by a Scandinavian author to be published in English reframes the struggle for a North Sea empire and puts listeners in the mindset of Vikings, providing new insight into their goals, values, and what they chose to live and die for.The Wolf Age takes listeners on a thrilling journey through the bloody shared history of England and Scandinavia, and on across early
... Read more
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History of Finland: A Captivating Guide to Finnish History

by Captivating History ...

Narrated by Jason Zenobia ...

Unabridged

3 hours 37 min

Finnish culture is centuries old, yet Finland itself has only been an independent nation for just over one hundred years.Finland’s history is an interesting subject filled with misconceptions. Would you be surprised to learn that the Finns, for the most part, were not Vikings? Or that Finland is not part of Scandinavia? The Finns are not even related to their closest neighbors: Sweden, Norway, and ... Read more

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Finnish culture is centuries old, yet Finland itself has only been an independent nation for just over one hundred years.Finland’s history is an interesting subject filled with misconceptions. Would you be surprised to learn that the Finns, for the most part, were not Vikings? Or that Finland is not part of Scandinavia? The Finns are not even related to their closest neighbors: Sweden, Norway, and
... Read more
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Looking for the Hidden Folk

How Iceland's Elves Can Save the Earth

by Nancy Marie Brown ...

Narrated by Ann Richardson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 24 min

Icelanders believe in elves. Why does that make you laugh?, asks Nancy Marie Brown, in this wonderfully quirky exploration of our interaction with nature. Looking for answers in history, science, religion, and art—from ancient times to today—Brown finds that each discipline defines what is real and unreal, natural and supernatural, demonstrated and theoretical, alive and inert. Each has its own ... Read more

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Icelanders believe in elves. Why does that make you laugh?, asks Nancy Marie Brown, in this wonderfully quirky exploration of our interaction with nature. Looking for answers in history, science, religion, and art—from ancient times to today—Brown finds that each discipline defines what is real and unreal, natural and supernatural, demonstrated and theoretical, alive and inert. Each has its own
... Read more
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History of Iceland: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Land of Fire and Ice, from the Viking Age to the Present

by Captivating History ...

Narrated by Jason Zenobia ...

Unabridged

3 hours 36 min

Did you know that Iceland was likely initially settled by Irish monks?Iceland, the land of fire and ice, has a storied history. After the Norse discovered Iceland, they began to settle it, allying the island nation with Norway. However, as power shifted in Scandinavia, Iceland would come to be governed by Denmark for several centuries.For much of Iceland’s history, it practiced a subsistence ... Read more

$14.95 USD

Did you know that Iceland was likely initially settled by Irish monks?Iceland, the land of fire and ice, has a storied history. After the Norse discovered Iceland, they began to settle it, allying the island nation with Norway. However, as power shifted in Scandinavia, Iceland would come to be governed by Denmark for several centuries.For much of Iceland’s history, it practiced a subsistence
... Read more
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Historia de Finlandia: Una guía fascinante de la historia de Finlandia

by Captivating History ...

Narrated by Luis Trumper ...

Unabridged

3 hours 38 min

La cultura finlandesa tiene siglos de antigüedad, pero Finlandia es una nación independiente desde hace poco más de cien años.La historia de Finlandia es un tema interesante lleno de conceptos erróneos. ¿Le sorprendería saber que los finlandeses, en su mayoría, no eran vikingos? ¿O que Finlandia no forma parte de Escandinavia? Los finlandeses ni siquiera están emparentados con sus vecinos más ... Read more

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La cultura finlandesa tiene siglos de antigüedad, pero Finlandia es una nación independiente desde hace poco más de cien años.La historia de Finlandia es un tema interesante lleno de conceptos erróneos. ¿Le sorprendería saber que los finlandeses, en su mayoría, no eran vikingos? ¿O que Finlandia no forma parte de Escandinavia? Los finlandeses ni siquiera están emparentados con sus vecinos más
... Read more
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The Viking Wars

War and Peace in King Alfred's Britain: 789 - 955

by Max Adams ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

Unabridged

17 hours 30 min

A history of Britain in the violent and unruly era between the first Scandinavian raids in 789 and the final expulsion of the Vikings from York in 954.In 865, a great Viking army landed in East Anglia, precipitating a series of wars that would last until the middle of the following century. It was in this time of crisis that the modern kingdoms of Britain were born. In their responses to the ... Read more

$29.99 USD

A history of Britain in the violent and unruly era between the first Scandinavian raids in 789 and the final expulsion of the Vikings from York in 954.In 865, a great Viking army landed in East Anglia, precipitating a series of wars that would last until the middle of the following century. It was in this time of crisis that the modern kingdoms of Britain were born. In their responses to the
... Read more
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The Vikings

by Frank R. Donovan ...

Narrated by Chris Sorensen ...

Series series American Heritage
Unabridged

3 hours 30 min

At the height of their power in the ninth and tenth centuries, the Vikings seemed invincible— conquering well-armed warriors whose ships were the ultimate in seafaring technology. From island bases near the deltas of major rivers, they used the waterways to scour the countryside, looting and burning towns, plundering merchant shipments, and stripping churches and monasteries of their gold, silver, ... Read more

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At the height of their power in the ninth and tenth centuries, the Vikings seemed invincible— conquering well-armed warriors whose ships were the ultimate in seafaring technology. From island bases near the deltas of major rivers, they used the waterways to scour the countryside, looting and burning towns, plundering merchant shipments, and stripping churches and monasteries of their gold, silver,
... Read more
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Vikings in the Frankish World

by Santiago Machain ...

Narrated by Santiago Machain ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

Vikings in the Frankish World explores one of the most dramatic turning points of the Viking Age: the collision between Scandinavian raiders and the fractured empire of Charlemagne's heirs. From the first assaults on the rivers of Francia to the siege of Paris and the rise of Normandy, this book traces how Viking fleets exposed the weaknesses of Carolingian power, forced kings to pay tribute, ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Vikings in the Frankish World explores one of the most dramatic turning points of the Viking Age: the collision between Scandinavian raiders and the fractured empire of Charlemagne's heirs. From the first assaults on the rivers of Francia to the siege of Paris and the rise of Normandy, this book traces how Viking fleets exposed the weaknesses of Carolingian power, forced kings to pay tribute,
... Read more
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Scandinavians

In Search of the Soul of the North

by Robert Ferguson ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

15 hours 20 min

Scandinavia is the epitome of cool: we fill our homes with Nordic furniture; we envy their humane social welfare system and their healthy outdoor lifestyle; we glut ourselves on their crime fiction; even their strangely attractive melancholia seems to express a stoic, commonsensical acceptance of life's vicissitudes. But how valid is this outsider's view of Scandinavia, and how accurate is our ... Read more

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Scandinavia is the epitome of cool: we fill our homes with Nordic furniture; we envy their humane social welfare system and their healthy outdoor lifestyle; we glut ourselves on their crime fiction; even their strangely attractive melancholia seems to express a stoic, commonsensical acceptance of life's vicissitudes. But how valid is this outsider's view of Scandinavia, and how accurate is our
... Read more
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North Sea Empire

A History from Beginning to End

by Hourly History ...

Narrated by Matthew J. Chandler-Smith ...

Series series Viking History
Unabridged

1 hour 3 min

The Norman invasion of England in 1066 and the subsequent rule of William the Conqueror are among the best-remembered and often-documented events in European history. What is much less well known is that less than fifty years before the Norman invasion, England was invaded, conquered, and ruled by Scandinavian kings to become part of a North Sea Empire.The creation of this empire, which would grow ... Read more

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The Norman invasion of England in 1066 and the subsequent rule of William the Conqueror are among the best-remembered and often-documented events in European history. What is much less well known is that less than fifty years before the Norman invasion, England was invaded, conquered, and ruled by Scandinavian kings to become part of a North Sea Empire.The creation of this empire, which would grow
... Read more
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Historia de Suecia: Ascenso y caída de un imperio báltico

by Segundo Delgado ...

Narrated by Segundo Delgado ...

Unabridged

2 hours 9 min

El épico ascenso y la inevitable caída de una potencia militar nórdica definen esta historia de ambición y estrategia. Sumérgete en un relato inmersivo ideal para mentes curiosas que buscan comprender la geopolítica y los costos reales de la guerra hegemónica. Acompaña a una sociedad periférica desde su fragmentación en la Edad Media hasta el inminente colapso de su supremacía.Siente la tensión ... Read more

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El épico ascenso y la inevitable caída de una potencia militar nórdica definen esta historia de ambición y estrategia. Sumérgete en un relato inmersivo ideal para mentes curiosas que buscan comprender la geopolítica y los costos reales de la guerra hegemónica. Acompaña a una sociedad periférica desde su fragmentación en la Edad Media hasta el inminente colapso de su supremacía.Siente la tensión
... Read more
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Viking Legacy

by Santiago Machain ...

Narrated by Santiago Machain ...

Series series The Vikings
Unabridged

6 hours 56 min

Viking Legacy explores what happened after the Viking Age ended and why the Vikings never truly disappeared from history. From Normandy and Sicily to Britain, Ireland, Russia, Iceland, and the wider modern imagination, this book follows the many ways Norse influence survived through kingdoms, languages, place names, sagas, laws, myths, and cultural memory. It reveals how raiders became rulers, ... Read more

$23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Viking Legacy explores what happened after the Viking Age ended and why the Vikings never truly disappeared from history. From Normandy and Sicily to Britain, Ireland, Russia, Iceland, and the wider modern imagination, this book follows the many ways Norse influence survived through kingdoms, languages, place names, sagas, laws, myths, and cultural memory. It reveals how raiders became rulers,
... Read more
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The Almost Nearly Perfect People

Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia

by Michael Booth ...

Narrated by Ralph Lister ...

Unabridged

13 hours 15 min

Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than ten years, and he has grown increasingly frustrated with the rose-tinted view of this part of the world offered up by the Western media. In this timely book he leaves his adopted home of Denmark and embarks on a journey through all five of the Nordic countries to discover who these curious tribes are, the secrets of their ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than ten years, and he has grown increasingly frustrated with the rose-tinted view of this part of the world offered up by the Western media. In this timely book he leaves his adopted home of Denmark and embarks on a journey through all five of the Nordic countries to discover who these curious tribes are, the secrets of their
... Read more
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Before the Viking Age

by Santiago Machain ...

Narrated by Santiago Machain ...

Series series The Vikings
Unabridged

7 hours 21 min

Before the Viking Age explores the ancient world that shaped the Norse before their ships became feared across Europe. From the rugged landscapes of Scandinavia to the longhouses, farms, chieftain halls, old gods, trade routes, and warrior traditions of the north, this book reveals how Viking society developed long before the first famous raids. It examines the rise of seafaring, the influence of ... Read more

$23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Before the Viking Age explores the ancient world that shaped the Norse before their ships became feared across Europe. From the rugged landscapes of Scandinavia to the longhouses, farms, chieftain halls, old gods, trade routes, and warrior traditions of the north, this book reveals how Viking society developed long before the first famous raids. It examines the rise of seafaring, the influence of
... Read more
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Before the Viking Age

by Santiago Machain ...

Narrated by Santiago Machain ...

Unabridged

7 hours 21 min

Before the Viking Age explores the ancient world that shaped the Norse before their ships became feared across Europe. From the rugged landscapes of Scandinavia to the longhouses, farms, chieftain halls, old gods, trade routes, and warrior traditions of the north, this book reveals how Viking society developed long before the first famous raids. It examines the rise of seafaring, the influence of ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Before the Viking Age explores the ancient world that shaped the Norse before their ships became feared across Europe. From the rugged landscapes of Scandinavia to the longhouses, farms, chieftain halls, old gods, trade routes, and warrior traditions of the north, this book reveals how Viking society developed long before the first famous raids. It examines the rise of seafaring, the influence of
... Read more
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History of Scandinavia: A Captivating Guide to the History of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Finland

by Captivating History ...

Narrated by Jason Zenobia ...

Unabridged

18 hours 5 min

Five manuscripts in one audiobook:History of Sweden: A Captivating Guide to Swedish History, Starting from Ancient Times through the Viking Age and Swedish Empire to the PresentHistory of Norway: A Captivating Guide to Norwegian HistoryHistory of Denmark: A Captivating Guide to Danish HistoryHistory of Iceland: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Land of Fire and Ice, from the Viking Age to ... Read more

$24.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Five manuscripts in one audiobook:History of Sweden: A Captivating Guide to Swedish History, Starting from Ancient Times through the Viking Age and Swedish Empire to the PresentHistory of Norway: A Captivating Guide to Norwegian HistoryHistory of Denmark: A Captivating Guide to Danish HistoryHistory of Iceland: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Land of Fire and Ice, from the Viking Age to
... Read more
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Brief History of the Vikings, A: How Raiders From the North Reshaped Europe

by Daniel Whitaker ...

Narrated by Daniel Whitaker ...

Unabridged

1 hour 49 min

Step beyond the myths to experience the gritty, epic reality of medieval Scandinavian raiders who forged a new Europe. Whether you are seeking a vivid historical adventure for your daily commute or an immersive deep dive into ancient warfare, this captivating journey shatters modern movie stereotypes. You will encounter real farmers, chieftains, and ambitious traders surviving on the harsh margins ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Step beyond the myths to experience the gritty, epic reality of medieval Scandinavian raiders who forged a new Europe. Whether you are seeking a vivid historical adventure for your daily commute or an immersive deep dive into ancient warfare, this captivating journey shatters modern movie stereotypes. You will encounter real farmers, chieftains, and ambitious traders surviving on the harsh margins
... Read more
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Die Asche und das Echo: Eine kritische Dekonstruktion der Nordischen Mythologie

Quellenkritik, Kosmologie und die dunkle Poesie der Eddas

by Liam Tremblay ...

Narrated by Victoria Morgan ...

Unabridged

4 hours 31 min

Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie blicken auf die Fragmente einer Welt, die vor über tausend Jahren in Island niedergeschrieben wurde. Sie suchen nach der Wahrheit hinter Odin und Thor – und finden stattdessen widersprüchliche Geschichten, moderne Verfälschungen und Popkultur-Klischees.Dieses Buch räumt auf.„Die Asche und das Echo“ ist eine kritische Dekonstruktion der nordischen Mythologie: analytisch, ... Read more

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Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie blicken auf die Fragmente einer Welt, die vor über tausend Jahren in Island niedergeschrieben wurde. Sie suchen nach der Wahrheit hinter Odin und Thor – und finden stattdessen widersprüchliche Geschichten, moderne Verfälschungen und Popkultur-Klischees.Dieses Buch räumt auf.„Die Asche und das Echo“ ist eine kritische Dekonstruktion der nordischen Mythologie: analytisch,
... Read more
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Old Norse Spell Book, The: The Saga of Viking Warriors

Sailing the Seas of Destiny: Viking Longships, Exploration, and the Legacy of the Shield Maidens

by Alda Dagny ...

Narrated by Heather Livesey ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Old Norse Spell Books
Unabridged

3 hours 9 min

How much do you know about the enthralling and unique Viking culture?Perhaps you have watched one of the many remarkable fiction or non-fiction films that depict Vikings (Last Kingdom, anyone?), and it has piqued your interest, making you want to learn more.Or maybe you're just a big history buff who is keen to learn more about how the Vikings lived, innovated, and helped shape society as we know ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

How much do you know about the enthralling and unique Viking culture?Perhaps you have watched one of the many remarkable fiction or non-fiction films that depict Vikings (Last Kingdom, anyone?), and it has piqued your interest, making you want to learn more.Or maybe you're just a big history buff who is keen to learn more about how the Vikings lived, innovated, and helped shape society as we know
... Read more
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Northmen

The Viking Saga AD 793-1241

by John Haywood ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

15 hours 23 min

In AD 800, the Scandinavians were just barbarians in longships. Though they held sway in the north, their power meant little more than the ability to pillage and plunder, which they did to bolster their status at home. But as these Norse warriors left their strongholds to trade, raid, and settle across wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic, their violent and predatory culture left a ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In AD 800, the Scandinavians were just barbarians in longships. Though they held sway in the north, their power meant little more than the ability to pillage and plunder, which they did to bolster their status at home. But as these Norse warriors left their strongholds to trade, raid, and settle across wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic, their violent and predatory culture left a
... Read more
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The Last Viking

The True Story of King Harald Hardrada

by Don Hollway ...

Narrated by Mark Meadows ...

Series series Osprey Publishing
Unabridged

14 hours 18 min

Bloomsbury presents The Last Viking by Don Hollway, read by Mark Meadows.‘The Last Viking is a masterful and pulse-pounding narrative that transports the reader into the middle of the action.’ Carl Gnam, Military HeritageHarald Sigurdsson burst into history as a teenaged youth in a Viking battle from which he escaped with little more than his life and a thirst for vengeance. But from these humble ... Read more

$21.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents The Last Viking by Don Hollway, read by Mark Meadows.‘The Last Viking is a masterful and pulse-pounding narrative that transports the reader into the middle of the action.’ Carl Gnam, Military HeritageHarald Sigurdsson burst into history as a teenaged youth in a Viking battle from which he escaped with little more than his life and a thirst for vengeance. But from these humble
... Read more
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The Sinking of the Blücher

The Battle of Drøbak Narrows, April 1940

by Geirr Haarr, Tor Jørgen Melien ...

Narrated by Ulf Bjorklund ...

Unabridged

12 hours 6 min

A lesser-known event during World War II, the sinking of the Blücher is key part of naval history that marked the beginning of the Norwegian Campaign. The Sinking of the Blücher is a comprehensive investigation into why the German cruiser, named for Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (Prussian victor of the Battle of Waterloo), was approaching Oslo on the night of 9th April 1940, why and how she was ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A lesser-known event during World War II, the sinking of the Blücher is key part of naval history that marked the beginning of the Norwegian Campaign. The Sinking of the Blücher is a comprehensive investigation into why the German cruiser, named for Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (Prussian victor of the Battle of Waterloo), was approaching Oslo on the night of 9th April 1940, why and how she was
... Read more

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