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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 9-12 & Adult

Genre/Category
Fiction | Historical

Historical Time Period
Middle Ages | Viking Era
Date
1000s
Topic
Intrigue | Kings and Queens | Queen Emma of Normandy
Geographic Region
Britian | Europe
Main Character
Woman/Women
Format
Audiobook | Book | Ebook

Shadow on the Crown (The Emma of Normandy Trilogy #1)

Author: Bracewell, PatriciaPart of a Series: Emma of Normandy Trilogy

A rich tale of power and forbidden love revolving around a young medieval queen In 1002, fifteen–year-old Emma of Normandy crosses the Narrow Sea to wed the much older King Athelred of England, whom she meets for the first time at the church door. Thrust into an unfamiliar and treacherous court, with a husband who mistrusts her, stepsons who resent her and a bewitching rival who covets her crown, Emma must defend herself against her enemies and secure her status as queen by bearing a son.
Determined to outmaneuver her adversaries, Emma forges alliances with influential men at court and wins the affection of the English people. But her growing love for a man who is not her husband and the imminent threat of a Viking invasion jeopardize both her crown and her life.
Based on real events recorded in the “Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,” “Shadow on the Crown” introduces readers to a fascinating, overlooked period of history and an unforgettable heroine whose quest to find her place in the world will resonate with modern readers.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 9-12 Grade & Adult

Genre/Category
Fiction | Historical

Historical Time Period
Middle Ages | Viking Era
Date
1000s
Topic
British History | British Literature | Kings and Queens | Queen Emma of Normandy
Geographic Region
Europe | United Kingdom
Main Character
Woman/Women
Format
Book | Ebook

Forever Queen, The (The Saxon Series #1)

Author: Hollick, HelenPart of a Series: Saxon Series

What kind of woman becomes the wife of two kings, and the mother of two more?

Saxon England, 1002. Not only is Æthelred a failure as King, but his young bride, Emma of Normandy, soon discovers he is even worse as a husband. When the Danish Vikings, led by Swein Forkbeard and his son, Cnut, cause a maelstrom of chaos, Emma, as Queen, must take control if the Kingdom-and her crown-are to be salvaged. Smarter than history remembers, and stronger than the foreign invaders who threaten England’s shores, Emma risks everything on a gamble that could either fulfill her ambitions and dreams or destroy her completely.

Emma, the Queen of Saxon England, comes to life through the exquisite writing of Helen Hollick, who shows in this epic tale how one of the most compelling and vivid heroines in English history stood tall through a turbulent fifty-year reign of proud determination, tragic despair, and triumph over treachery.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 9-12 Grade & Adult

Genre/Category
Fantasy | Fiction | Historical

Historical Time Period
Middle Ages | Viking Era
Date
0800's
Topic
British History | Culture and Traditions | Military and Wars | Vikings
Geographic Region
Britian | Europe
Main Character
Man/Men
Format
Audiobook | Book | Ebook

Death of Kings: A Novel (The Saxon Chronicles)(The Last Kingdom #6)

Author: Cornwell, BernardPart of a Series: Last Kingdom | Saxon Chronicles

The master of historical fiction presents the iconic story of King Alfred and the making of a nation. As the ninth century wanes, England appears about to be plunged into chaos once more. For the Viking-raised but Saxon-born warrior, Uhtred, whose life seems to shadow the making of England, this presents him with difficult choices. King Alfred is dying and his passing threatens the island of Britain to renewed warfare. Alfred wants his son, Edward, to succeed him but there are other Saxon claimants to the throne as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north. Uhtred’s loyalty – and his vows – were to Alfred, not to his son, and despite his long years of service to Alfred, he is still not committed to the Saxon cause. His own desire is to reclaim his long lost lands and castle to the north. But the challenge to him, as the king,s warrior, is that he knows that he will either be the means of making Alfred,s dream of a united and Christian England come to pass or be responsible for condemning it to oblivion. This novel is a dramatic story of the power of tribal commitment and the terrible difficulties of divided loyalties. This is the making of England magnificently brought to life by the master of historical fiction.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 4-8 Grade

Genre/Category
Fiction | Historical

Historical Time Period
Viking Era
Date
0900s
Topic
Christian | Exploration | Leif Erickson | Promises | Vikings
Main Character
Boy(s) | Girl(s)
Format
Book | Ebook

Raider’s Promise (Viking Quest #5)

Author: Johnson, Lois WalfridPart of a Series: Viking Quest

Three years after their first adventure began, Bree, Devin, and Mikkel now enter a new world with the explorer Leif Erikson. Their first task: build a shelter to survive the winter. But danger lurks from within the shadows on the horizon of a life where everyone needs the courage to win. Can Mikkel conquer his enemies and find new purpose for his life? Will he keep his promise to Bree and Devin to take them home to Ireland? Will he keep his pledge of honor, even if it means death?

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 4-8 Grade

Genre/Category
Adventure | Fiction | Historical

Historical Time Period
Viking Era
Date
0900s
Topic
Christian | Falsely Accused | Family Relationships | Sailing the seas | Vikings
Main Character
Girl(s)
Format
Book | Ebook

Heart of Courage (Viking Quest #4)

Author: Johnson, Lois WalfridPart of a Series: Viking Quest

When Bree learns that her brother, Devin, her sister, Keely, and her friend, Lil, will set out for Ireland, she longs to go with them. Instead, Mikkel asks her to be a cook for voyage to Greenland. Somehow her excellent food becomes inedible and the Vikings think she’s trying to sabotage their voyage. Join Bree and Devin for more adventures in this fourth installment of the Viking Quest series.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 4-8 Grade

Genre/Category
Adventure | Fiction | Historical

Historical Time Period
Viking Era
Date
0900s
Topic
Christian | Reading | Self Worth | Slavery | Vikings
Geographic Region
Europe | Norway
Main Character
Girl(s)
Format
Book | Ebook

Invisible Friend (Viking Quest #3)

Author: Johnson, Lois WalfridPart of a Series: Viking Quest

Once again Bree finds the courage to win in a story that builds on the first two books of the Viking Quest series. In this novel, Bree arrives in Norway and is sent to work as a slave for the family of Mikkel, her Viking captor. She struggles to adjust, feeling worthless and disrespected, and wondering why God wants her in Norway. Her prayers are answered when she is given the opportunity to teach Mikkel’s grandparents to read using an illuminated Bible stolen from an Irish monastery.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 4-8 Grade

Genre/Category
Adventure | Fiction | Historical

Historical Time Period
Viking Era
Date
0900s
Topic
Christian | Escapes | Survival | Thieves | Vikings
Main Character
Girl(s)
Format
Book | Ebook

Mystery of the Silver Coins (Viking Quest #2)

Author: Johnson, Lois WalfridPart of a Series: Viking Quest

In this second installment of the Viking Quest series, Bree finds herself in a physical and spiritual battle for survival. With another young slave, she makes a daring escape from the ship as soon as it reaches harbor. They hide in the woods as Mikkel and his Viking sailors begin a relentless search, certain that Bree is responsible for a missing bag of silver coins. Bree must face her unwillingless to forgive the Vikings, and Mikkel begins to wonder: Is the God of these Irish Christians really more powerful than our own Viking gods?

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 4-8 Grade

Genre/Category
Adventure | Fiction | Historical

Historical Time Period
Viking Era
Date
0900s
Topic
Captives | Christian | Sailing the seas | Vikings
Geographic Region
Europe | Ireland | United Kingdom
Main Character
Boy(s) | Girl(s)
Format
Book | Ebook

Raiders from the Sea (Viking Quest #1)

Author: Johnson, Lois WalfridPart of a Series: Viking Quest

In one harrowing day, Viking raiders capture Bree and her brother Devin and take them from their home in Ireland. After the young Viking prince Mikkel sets Devin free on the Irish coast far from home, Bree and Devin embark on separate journeys to courage. Readers will be captivated by the unfolding drama as Bree sails to Norway on the Viking ship and Devin travels the dangerous road home. They both must trust their all-powerful God in the midst of difficult situations.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 5-9 Grade

Genre/Category
Biographies | Nonfiction

Historical Time Period
Dark Ages | Viking Era
Date
0800's
Topic
Alfred the Great | Biography | Kings and Queens | Queen Elizabeth
Geographic Region
England | Europe
Main Character
Man/Men
Format
Book | Ebook

In the Days of Alfred the Great (Yesterday’s Classics)

Author: Tappan, Eva MarchPart of a Series: Yesterday's Classics

Story of the life of Alfred the Great, how at twenty-two he inherited a land overrun by savage pirates,-a restless ignorant, defenseless land, and how he fought the Danes and restored the country to a condition of peace and safety. When he inherited his kingdom at twenty-two, the king was not safe in his palace, the priest in his church. There was little opportunity for agriculture; laws were not executed; schools had disappeared, the very wish to learn had disappeared; the whole land was rapidly sinking into ignorance and barbarism, and was exhausted by its sickening dread of the horrors that the next moment might bring. To restore a land in such a condition to peace and quiet and safety and freedom from fear of harm, to establish churches and schools, to make just laws, and see to it that they were justly executed-a man might well have been proud to have succeeded in doing any one of these things; and for the man who brought about all these good results, no praise can be too high. To him who, in the midst of all the fighting and the weariness and the anxiety and the temptation and the responsibility, lived a calm, simple, unselfish, blameless life, to him of all the sovereigns of England who have served their country well, may the title, “The Great,” most justly be given.

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Lexile/Reading Level
870L

Genre/Category
History | Nonfiction

Historical Time Period
Viking Era
Date
0800's | 0900s | 1000s
Topic
Culture and Traditions | Humor | Vikings
Geographic Region
Eurasia | Europe
Main Character
Man/Men
Format
Audiobook | Book

Vicious Vikings (Horrible Histories)

Author: Deary, TerryPart of a Series: Horrible Histories

A comical review of viking history.

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