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Germania - Tacitus, J.G.C. Anderson

98 C.E.
Tacitus
Italy
Non-fiction / historical
Translated by: J.G.C. Anderson (1938)

Germania (Clarendon Ancient History Series)

6.5

Germania (Clarendon Ancient History Series) - Tacitus, J.B. Rives

98 C.E.
Tacitus
Italy
Non-fiction / historical
Translated by: J. B. Rives

Agricola and Germania (Penguin Classics)

7.5

Agricola and Germania (Penguin Classics) - Tacitus, Harold Mattingly

98 C.E.
Germania
Tacitus
Italy
Non-fiction / historical
Translated by: Harold Mattingly

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Agricola and Germany (Oxford World's Classics)

Agricola and Germany (Oxford World's Classics)... - Tacitus, Anthony Birley

98 C.E.
Germania
Tacitus
Italy
Non-fiction / historical
Translated by: Anthony Birley

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7.3

Beowulf - Anonymous

8th - 11th Century
Anonymous
Anglo-Saxon
Epic poem
Translated by: Seamus Heaney

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The First Poems in English (Penguin Classics)

The First Poems in English (Penguin Classics)... - Anonymous, Michael Alexander

8th - 11th Century
Anonymous
Anglo-Saxon
Poems
Edited by: Michael Alexander

CONTENTS:
The Ruin - (8th Century)
Gnomic Verses
The Exeter Riddles
The Dream of the Rood
Cædmon's Hymn
Bede's Death Song
The Wanderer - (7th-9th Century)
The Seafarer
The Wife's Lament - (pre-10th Century)
The Husband's Message - (pre-10th Century)
Wulf and Eadwacer - (pre-10th Century)
Deor - (9th-10th Century)
Passage from Beowulf - (8th-11th Century)
The Fight at Finnsburgh - (10th-11th Century)
The Battle of Brunanburgh - (10th-11th Century)
The Battle of Maldon - (10th-11th Century)
Widsith - (9th Century)

(The above titles in bold deal more specifically with Scandinavian/Germanic elements)

6.5

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

Ca. 871 C.E. - 1116 C.E.
Anonymous
Anglo-Saxon
Historical

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Widsith: A Study in Old English Heroic Legend

Widsith: A Study in Old English Heroic Legend... - Anonymous, R. W. Chambers

9th Century
Anonymous
Anglo-Saxon
Poem
Translated by: R. W. Chambers
(Also contained above in The First Poems in English collection published by Penguin Classics)

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Deor - Anonymous, Kemp Malone

9th - 10th Century
Anonymous
Anglo-Saxon
Poem
Edited by: Kemp Malone
(Also contained above in The First Poems in English collection published by Penguin Classics)

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7.7

The Poetic Edda - Anonymous

1000 C.E. - 1300 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Edda
Translated by: Henry Adams Bellows (1923)

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The Poetic Edda: The Heroic Poems (Dover Value Editions)

The Poetic Edda: The Heroic Poems (Dover Value Editions)... - Anonymous, Henry Adams Bellows

1000 C.E. - 1300 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Edda
Translated by: Henry Adams Bellows (1923)

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The Poetic Edda - Anonymous, Lee M. Hollander

1000 C.E. - 1300 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Edda
Translated by: Lee M. Hollander (1923)

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Old Norse Poems - Anonymous, Lee M. Hollander

900 C.E. - 1300 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland/Norway/Denmark/Sweden
Poetry
Translated by: Lee M. Hollander
(This makes a great companion to the Poetic Edda version listed directly above, which was also translated by Lee M. Hollander. It includes poems written around the same time as those of the Edda)

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The Poetic Edda (Oxford World's Classics)

The Poetic Edda (Oxford World's Classics) - Anonymous, Carolyne Larrington

1000 C.E. - 1300 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Edda
Translated by: Carolyne Larrington (1996)

The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore (Penguin Classics)

The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore (Penguin Classics)... - Anonymous, Andy Orchard

1000 C.E. - 1300 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Edda
Translated by: Andy Orchard (2011)

Icelandic Poetry: Or the Edda of Samund - Anonymous, Amos Simon Cottle

1000 C.E. - 1300 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Edda
Translated by: Amos Simon Cottle (1797)

The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson: Translated from the Original Old Norse Text Into English (Clas

The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson: Translated from the Original Old Norse Text Into English (Clas... - Anonymous, Benjamin Thorpe

1000 C.E. - 1300 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Edda
Translated by: Benjamin Thorpe (1866)

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Poems of the Elder Edda (The Middle Ages Series)

Poems of the Elder Edda (The Middle Ages Series)... - Anonymous, Patricia Terry

1000 C.E. - 1300 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Edda
Translated by: Patricia Terry (1969)

Elder Edda: A Selection - Anonymous, Paul B. Taylor, W. H. Auden

1000 C.E. - 1300 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Edda
Translated by: Paul B. Taylor and W.H. Auden

The Old English Epic of Waldere - Anonymous, Jonathan B. Himes

1000 C.E.
Anonymous
Anglo-Saxon
Epic poem
Translated by: Jonathan B. Himes

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Saga of the Jomsvikings - Anonymous, Lee M. Hollander

12th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Lee M. Hollander

The Story of the Heath Slayings (Heitharviga Saga)

The Story of the Heath Slayings (Heitharviga Saga)... - Anonymous, William Morris, Eirikr Magnusson

12th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson
(Heiðarvíga saga)

The Prose Edda - Snorri Sturluson

1200 C.E.
Snorri Sturluson
Iceland
Edda
Translated By: Jesse L. Byock (2006)

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Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney

Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney... - Anonymous, Hermann Palsson, Paul Edwards

1200 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Hermann Palsson and Paul Edwards

The History of the Danes, Books I-IX - Saxo Grammaticus

1208 C.E.
Saxo Grammaticus
Denmark
Historical / mythology
Translated by: Peter Fisher
(Gesta Danorum)
(Possibly begun around 1185 and completed circa 1208. This edition compiles Books 1-9 of 16 books)

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Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway

Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway - Snorri Sturluson, Lee M. Hollander

1230 C.E.
Snorri Sturluson
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Lee M. Hollander

King Harald's Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norway

King Harald's Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norway... - Snorri Sturluson, Magnus Magnusson, Hermann Palsson

1230 C.E.
Snorri Sturluson
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Palsson
(A selection from Snorri's Heimskringla)

The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki (Penguin Classics)

The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki (Penguin Classics)... - Anonymous, Jesse L. Byock

1230-1450 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Jesse L. Byock

Egil's Saga (Penguin Classics) - Anonymous, Bernard Scudder

1240 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Bernard Scudder

The Saga of Bjorn: Champion of the Men of Hitardale

The Saga of Bjorn: Champion of the Men of Hitardale... - Anonymous, Alison Finlay

early 13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Alison Finlay
(Bjarnar Saga Hítdoelakappa)

The Tale Of Thrond Of Gate: Commonly Called Faereyinga Saga

The Tale Of Thrond Of Gate: Commonly Called Faereyinga Saga... - Anonymous, Frederick York Powel

early 13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Frederick York Powell (1896)
(Færeyinga Saga)

Gisli Sursson's Saga and the Saga of the People of Eyri (Penguin Classics)

Gisli Sursson's Saga and the Saga of the People of Eyri (Penguin Classics)... - Anonymous, Martin S. Regal, Judy Quinn

early-mid 13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Martin Regal and Judy Quinn

Bandamanna Saga - Anonymous, John Porter, Andy Selwood

13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: John Porter
Illustrated by: Andy Selwood

Laxdaela Saga - Anonymous, Magnus Magnusson, Hermann Palsson

13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Palsson

The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale (Penguin Classics)

The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale (Penguin Classics)... - Anonymous, Keneva Kunz

13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by Keneva Kunz
(aka Laxdaela Saga)
(Also includes a translation of Bolli Bollason's Tale)

The Saga of Hallfred The Troublesome Skald

The Saga of Hallfred The Troublesome Skald - Anonymous, Alan Boucher

13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Alan Boucher
(Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds)

The Saga of Hen Thorir - Anonymous, William Morris, Eirikr Magnusson

13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson
(Hænsna-Þóris saga)

The Saga of Viga Glum - Anonymous, Alan Boucher

13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Alan Boucher
(Víga-Glúms saga)

Viga-Glums Saga (Oxford Reprints) - Anonymous, Gabriel Turville-Petre

13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Gabriel Turville-Petre

The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America:

The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America: "Graenlendinga Saga" and "Eirik's Saga" (Classics... - Anonymous, Magnus Magnusson, Hermann Palsson

13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Palsson
(Contains the two sagas The Saga of the Greenlanders and Eirik the Red’s Saga)

The Vinland Sagas (Penguin Classics) - Anonymous, Keneva Kunz

13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Keneva Kunz
(Contains the two sagas The Saga of the Greenlanders and Eirik the Red’s Saga)

Eyrbyggja Saga (Penguin Classics) - Anonymous, Hermann Palsson, Paul Edwards

mid 13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Hermann Palsson and Paul Edwards

The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald: Being the Icelandic Kormaks Saga

The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald: Being the Icelandic Kormaks Saga... - Anonymous, W. G. Collingwood, Jón Stefánsson

mid-late 13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: W. G. Collingwood and Jón Stefánsson
(Kormáks saga)

The Sagas of Kormak and the Sworn Brothers

The Sagas of Kormak and the Sworn Brothers - Anonymous, Lee M. Hollander

mid-late 13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Lee M. Hollander
The Saga of Kormak - (Kormáks saga)
The Saga of the Sworn Brothers - (Fóstbræðra Saga)

Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Icelandic Stories (Classics)

Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Icelandic Stories (Classics)... - Anonymous, Hermann Palsson

late 13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Hermann Palsson
Includes the following saga and stories:
Hrafnkel's Saga
Thorstein the Staff Struck
Ale-Hood
Hreidar the Fool
Halldor Snorrason
Audun's Story
Ivar's Story

Njal's Saga - Anonymous, Magnus Magnusson, Hermann Palsson

late 13th Century
1270-1290 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Palsson

Njal's Saga (Penguin Classics) - Anonymous, Robert Cook

late 13th Century
1270-1290 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Robert Cook

Njal's Saga (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)

Njal's Saga (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)... - Anonymous, Lee M. Hollander

late 13th Century
1270-1290 C.E.
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Lee M. Hollander

The Saga of the Volsungs (Penguin Classics)

6.8

The Saga of the Volsungs (Penguin Classics) - Anonymous, Jesse L. Byock

late 13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Jesse L. Byock
(Penguin Classics 2000)
(Völsunga Saga)

The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer

8.5

The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer... - Anonymous, Jesse L. Byock

late 13th Century
Anonymous
Iceland
Saga
Translated by: Jesse L. Byock
(University of California Press 2002)
(Völsunga Saga)

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This is a list of books containing Scandinavian/Norse mythology as a theme, including the Eddas, sagas, reference books, as well as classic and modern fiction set in the Viking Age or involving Norse Mythology, Scandinavian folklore and fairy tales. I have also included Anglo-Saxon literature and books dealing with Teutonic Mythology, since they are all closely related. The list is in chronological order.