What are some good resources to learn more about Viking History?

by g_devlin

I have been very interested in Viking history lately. I have watched shows like "Vikings" on the History channel, and I want to learn more about the real history behind the show. I was interested in taking a Viking Archaeology course at university, but that didn't work out.

What are some good books or documentaries to learn more about Viking History?

HistPolAnswers

Open libraries and other collections during the COVID-19 lockdown:

National Emergency Library: https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary

JSTOR Open Access: https://about.jstor.org/oa-and-free/

Secondary sources on Viking history:

Brink, S., The Viking World (London 2012)

Jones, G., A History of the Vikings (Oxford 2001)

Richards J. D., The Vikings: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2005)

Barraclough E, R., Beyond the Northlands (Oxford 2018)

This article also goes further in-depth on the "best" secondary readings for Viking history:

https://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/which-books-about-the-vikings-should-i-read/