Hiccup, the reluctant Viking hero, has three months, five days, and six hours to discover America, return to Berk, save his father, battle Polarserpents, and win the annual Inter-Tribal Friendly Swimming Race.

Follows the further adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as his Viking training continues and his father leads a stranger and the Hairy Hooligans to the Isle of Skullions in search of a pirate's treasure.

Bernard Cornwell's epic story of the making of England continues in this eleventh installment in the bestselling Saxon Tales series is like Game of Thrones, but real-the basis of the hit Netflix television series The Last Kingdom. His blood is Saxon His heart is Viking His battleground is England, Bernard Cornwell has dazzled and entertained readers and critics with his page-turning bestsellers. Of all his protagonists, however, none is as beloved...

"The Oseberg ship, unearthed from a hill in Norway in 1904, dumfounded archeologists because it contained the grave of a woman. Historians had assumed that the Viking world - and certainly Viking ships - were ruled by men. A historical novel based on the excavation, 'The Ship In the Hill' tells the story of two women struggling with power and love - Dr. Kirstin Williams, an American archeologist unearthing the ship in 1904, and Asa of Agthir, the...

Two young Vikings voyage deep into the Russian winter, a quest for glory that will lead all the way to Byzantium Conn Corbansson is a clever and strong leader of men and his cousin and best friend, the god-touched Raef, is his navigator and shield against evil. After joining a fur-trading ship to Russia they are forced to overwinter in the icebound village of Novgrod. But tempers flare in the confinement, and factions form – the far-faring Norse...

Learn why the Vikings were one of the most-feared groups of people in European history.

While Astrid, Snotlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races, Hiccup and Toothless journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.

Presents a history of the Nordic warriors and explorers who plundered and traded their way across Europe, and discusses how their conquests helped spread and enhance accomplishments in the arts, culture, and government.