For anybody interested in this era and want to read some historical fiction on it - I've stumbled across some of the Bernard Cornwell books (sometimes called The Warrior Chronicles and sometimes called the Saxon Stories).

Cornwell does a good job of presenting the viewpoint of both the Danes (ie: Vikings) and the Saxons. The three "sons of Lothbrock" are in to a decent extent (They have a Ragnar too but it's not Ragnar Lothbrock).

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Posted by Mr. Wayne

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Posted on 3/26/14 at 4:55 pm to Methuselah

I'm current with Cornwells Saxon Stories. Very good reads, though they are all a little short.

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Posted by Methuselah

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Posted on 3/26/14 at 5:02 pm to Mr. Wayne

Yeah. They are pretty quick reads. I'm on the 3rd book and I only started last week. (heck, I picked up the first book in his Arthur series to kind of space things out).

But I think the Saxon/Warrior series would be great for those who like Vikings and want more info about the different players during that time.

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Posted by biglego

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Posted on 3/26/14 at 7:39 pm to Methuselah

I've been recommending Cornwell's books for years. His Saxon Chronicles is awesome. Ragnar is not a Lothbrok in his books, but there are Lothbroks named Ivar and Ubba. Cornwell's books are set about 60-100 years later than Vikings.

Uhtred is such a badass character.

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Posted by Methuselah

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Posted on 3/27/14 at 4:50 am to biglego

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Ragnar is not a Lothbrok in his books, but there are Lothbroks named Ivar and Ubba.

And HalfDan - although his part is not as prominent.

Another recommendation for anyone looking for things along this general subject matter - 13th Warrior. One of my favorite movies.

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