14 must-read nonfiction books like The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion by Daniel McCoy

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The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

By: Daniel McCoy

4.15

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

The Viking Spirit is an introduction to Norse mythology like no other. As you’d expect from Daniel …

"The idea of fate permeated the religion of the Vikings at every turn. Everything in the universe, even the Gods, was subject to it."

-Daniel McCoy, The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

"The idea of fate permeated the religion of the Vikings at every turn. Everything in the universe, even the Gods, was subject to it."

-Daniel McCoy, The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

"Words – and the intentions and ideas behind them – had the power to change physical reality, just like any other physical phenomenon."

-Daniel McCoy, The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

"Words – and the intentions and ideas behind them – had the power to change physical reality, just like any other physical phenomenon."

-Daniel McCoy, The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion by Daniel McCoy , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Batman, Vol. 1: I Am Gotham

By: Scott Snyder , David Finch , Tom King , Jordie Bellaire , Danny Miki , Mikel Janín , June Chung , None , Deron Bennett , John Workman

3.70

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Batman is Gotham City's greatest protector. But now he's not alone. There are two new heroes in tow… read more

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"Alfred, when it happened with Mother and Father, how did you help me? Master Bruce, with all due respect, each night you leave this perfectly lovely house and go leaping off buildings dressed as a gi…"

-Scott Snyder, Batman, Vol. 1: I Am Gotham

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2. The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok

By: Jackson Crawford , Jackson Crawford

4.16

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

From the translator of the bestselling  Poetic Edda  (Hackett, 2015) comes a gripping new rendering… read more

Similar categories in Jackson Crawford's The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • nonfiction
  • folklore
  • history
  • mythology
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3. The Poetic Edda

By: Anonymous , Lee M. Hollander

4.26

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

The Poetic Eddacomprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place … read more

Similar categories in Anonymous's The Poetic Edda book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • history
  • mythology
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4. Discourses and Selected Writings

By: Epictetus , Robert F. Dobbin , Robert Dobbin

3.84

Format: 135 pages, Paperback

A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher DESPITE BEING BORN in… read more

Similar categories in Epictetus's Discourses and Selected Writings book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • history
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5. The Sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok

By: Ben Waggoner

3.26

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Although based on historical persons from the 9th century, Ragnar Lodbrok and his sons are the subj… read more

Similar categories in Ben Waggoner's The Sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • mythology

6. Northmen: The Viking Saga, 793-1241 AD

By: John Haywood

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An authoritative volume that places the Vikings in their wider geographical and historical context.… read more

Similar categories in John Haywood's Northmen: The Viking Saga, 793-1241 AD book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • history

7. Batman, Volume 2: I Am Suicide

By: Tom King , Mikel Janín , June Chung , Clayton Cowles , Mitch Gerads

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

Still reeling from the events of I Am Gotham, the epic first arc in Tom King's brand new Batmanseri… read more

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8. Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Llewellyn's Sourcebook Series)

By: Scott Cunningham , Sandy Leuthner , None

3.54

Format: None pages,

Do you work magic with herbs? Do you use them in spells, for talismans or simply use their innate p… read more

Similar categories in Scott Cunningham's Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Llewellyn's Sourcebook Series) book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • paganism
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • reference

9. The Prose Edda

By: Snorri Sturluson , Jesse L. Byock

3.56

Format: None pages, Paperback

'What was the beginning, or how did things start? What was there before?' The Prose Eddais the most… read more

Similar categories in Snorri Sturluson's The Prose Edda book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • mythology
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10. The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings

By: Lars Brownworth

4.25

Format: 127 pages,

In AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it. Wave after wa… read more

Similar categories in Lars Brownworth's The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history

11. A Practical Heathen's Guide to Asatru

By: None

3.91

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Flowing from its early, pre-Christian beginnings through its modern worldview, this book explores t… read more

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12. Odin: Ecstasy, Runes, & Norse Magic

By: Diana L. Paxson

2.00

Format: 28 pages, Paperback

"It was said in the lore and legends of Norse mythology that people who got interested in Odin, the… read more

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13. Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

By: Neil Price

4.18

Format: 656 pages, Hardcover

The Viking Age - between 750 and 1050 - saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples.… read more

Similar categories in Neil Price's Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
"The Viking mind is far away from us today, but occasionally just about tangible."

-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

"Free will existed, but exercising it inevitably led to becoming the person you always, really, had been."

-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

"History is nothing if not a suppositional discipline, sometimes akin to a sort of speculative fiction of the past."

-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

"There is a sense in which this viewpoint is looking through the wrong end of the historical telescope, defining (and often judging) a people solely by the consequences of their actions rather than th…"

-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

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14. Norse Mythology

By: Neil Gaiman

4.10

Format: 301 pages, Paperback

This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780393356182 Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient … read more

Similar categories in Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • religion
  • mythology
"Ragnarok is coming."

-Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology

"And the game begins anew."

-Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology

"Rebirth always follows death."

-Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology

"Of course it was Loki. It's always Loki."

-Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology

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15. The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes (Hackett Classics)

By: Anonymous

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

"The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a Modern English translation that would d… read more

Similar categories in Anonymous's The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes (Hackett Classics) book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • mythology
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16. Norse Mythology

By: Jackson Crawford

3.89

Format: 342 pages, Audible Audio

Thor, Odin, Loki, Freyja, the Valkyries, Valhalla, Ragnarok — many of the places we encounter these… read more

Similar categories in Jackson Crawford's Norse Mythology book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • history
  • historical
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • folklore
  • mythology
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17. Loki and Sigyn: Lessons on Chaos, Laughter & Loyalty from the Norse Gods

By: Lea Svendsen

4.29

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Uncover the Truth about Loki and His Devoted Wife Sigyn This captivating book takes you deep into t… read more

Similar categories in Lea Svendsen's Loki and Sigyn: Lessons on Chaos, Laughter & Loyalty from the Norse Gods book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • history
  • paganism
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • mythology
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18. Runes for Beginners: A Guide to Reading Runes in Divination, Rune Magic, and the Meaning of the Elder Futhark Runes (Divination for Beginners Series)

By: Lisa Chamberlain

4.31

Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition

The Bestselling Beginner’s Guide to Runic Magic and DivinationThe enigmatic nature of the runes is … read more

Similar categories in Lisa Chamberlain's Runes for Beginners: A Guide to Reading Runes in Divination, Rune Magic, and the Meaning of the Elder Futhark Runes (Divination for Beginners Series) book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • paganism
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • mythology
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19. The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

By: Daniel McCoy

4.15

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

The Viking Spirit is an introduction to Norse mythology like no other. As you’d expect from Daniel … read more

Similar categories in Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • history
  • historical
  • philosophy
  • paganism
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • folklore
  • reference
  • mythology
"The idea of fate permeated the religion of the Vikings at every turn. Everything in the universe, even the Gods, was subject to it."

-Daniel McCoy, The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

"Words – and the intentions and ideas behind them – had the power to change physical reality, just like any other physical phenomenon."

-Daniel McCoy, The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

"But Odin had a trick up his sleeve. For his final question to Vafthrudnir, he asked, "And what, wise giant, did Odin whisper in the ear of Balder, before that great son of his was burned on the funer…"

-Daniel McCoy, The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

"The male sphere of Norse shamanism consisted of the elite warrior groups known as the berserkir ("bear-shirts") and the úlfheðnar ("wolf-skins"). The berserkers (as we'll refer to the members of both…"

-Daniel McCoy, The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

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20. The Wanderer's Havamal

By: Jackson Crawford

4.65

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The Wanderer's Hávamál features Jackson Crawford’s complete, carefully revised English translation … read more

Similar categories in Jackson Crawford's The Wanderer's Havamal book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • history
  • philosophy
  • paganism
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • mythology
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21. Two Sagas of Mythical Heroes: Hervor and Heidrek, Hrólf Kraki and His Champions

By: Jackson Crawford

4.56

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Inherited through the line of the berserker Angantýr and his war-loving daughter Hervor, the ever-l… read more

Similar categories in Jackson Crawford's Two Sagas of Mythical Heroes: Hervor and Heidrek, Hrólf Kraki and His Champions book and Daniel McCoy's The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

  • paganism
  • history
  • mythology

13 Best history books like The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion by Daniel McCoy

Transform Your Habits

The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok

Jackson Crawford , Jackson Crawford

4.16

Transform Your Habits

The Poetic Edda

Anonymous , Lee M. Hollander

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Discourses and Selected Writings

Epictetus , Robert F. Dobbin , Robert Dobbin

3.84

Transform Your Habits

The Sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok

Ben Waggoner

3.26

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8 Top history books like The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson, Jesse L. Byock

Transform Your Habits

The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok

Jackson Crawford , Jackson Crawford

4.16

Transform Your Habits

The Poetic Edda

Anonymous , Lee M. Hollander

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Egil's Saga

Anonymous , Bernard Scudder , Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir , Egill Skallagrímsson

3.80

Transform Your Habits

The Sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok

Ben Waggoner

3.26

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