Viking Literature Level one Sons of Norway Skills Program
Part I activities
- Prior to convention, read 3 books of Norwegian or Norwegian-North American authors or authors on Viking topics from the Viking list attached.
- Prior to the class, complete one Reader Response Form. This form can be found on the Sons of Norway website. Unit-2-Literature-2023-P1-min.pdf (sofn.com)
- Complete the elective activity by writing a review, for your lodge newsletter, of one of your selected books. Please attach the article and send along with the class response form by June 15.
- Send the completed form and the article you wrote to Luella at morongo2@verizon.net or mail to Luella Grangaard, PO Box 832, Morongo Valley, CA 92256. Be prepared to discuss the book you wrote about..
- Sign up and attend the class at the cultural seminar and participate in discussions..
- Bring the book and all your forms with you to the convention program.
Viking reading list
Historical
Gods and Myths of Northern Europe. HR Ellis Davidson
A History of the Vikings. Gwyn Jones
Cross and Scepter: The Rise of the Scandinavian Kingdoms from the Vikings to the Reformation. Sverre Bagge
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings. Peter Sawyer
The Real Valkyrie. Nancy Marie Brown
The Ivory Vikings. Nancy Marie Brown
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman. Nancy Marie Brown
River Kings by Cat Jarman
Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas. Jesse L. Byock
The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings. John Haywood
Viking Age Iceland. Jesse Byock
The Vikings. Jonathan Clements
The Viking Diaspora. Judith Jesch
The Vikings: A History. Robert Ferguson
The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings. Lars Brownworth
Nordic Runes. Paul Rhys Mountfort
Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings. Neil S. Price
The Viking Way: Magic and Mind in Late Iron Age Scandinavia. Neil Price
Sagas
Egil’s Saga, Trans. Bernard Scudder
Heimskringla, Trans. Lee Hollander
Hrafnkel’s Saga, Trans. Harmann Palsson
Njal’s Saga, Trans. Magnus Magnusson, Trans. Robert Cook
The Sagas of the Icelanders. Robert Kellogg, ed. Penguin Classics, 2001 (Anthology)
The Saga of the People of Laxardal, Trans. Keneva Kunz
The Saga of the Volsungs, Trans. Jesse Byock, Trans. Kaaren Grimstad
The Vinland Sagas, Trans. Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Palsso aga
Fiction
The Saga of Gudrid, the Far-Traveler. Nancy Marie Brown
The Dragonseeker Saga: New Tales of the None Worlds. Douglas “Dag” Rossman
Way of the Elves: A Nine Worlds Saga. Douglas “Dag” Rossman
The Northern Path: Norse Myths and Legends Retold and what they Reveal. Douglas “Dag” Rossman
Beowulf
Odin’s Betrayal. Donavan Cook
Loki Deceit. Donavan Cook
The Seven Wives of Harald FairHair. Marcia Lee Liaklev
The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun. J.R.R. Tolkien