Article
Read "The Vikings'
Silent Saga," an article from the October 2000 issue of Natural
History Magazine online.
Viking Books
Vikings : The North Atlantic Saga by William W. Fitzhugh (Editor), National Museum of Natural History (Editor), Elisabeth I. Ward (Editor). ISBN: 1560989955
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings by P. H. Sawyer (Editor). ISBN: 0192853651
The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings by John Haywood. ISBN: 0140513280
Encyclopedia of the Viking Age ISBN: 050019827
Eirik the Red : And Other Icelandic Sagas by Gwyn Jones (Editor). ISBN: 0192835300
Cultural Atlas of the Viking World by Colleen E. Batey (Editor), James Graham-Campbell (Editor), Helen Clarke (Contributor), Neil S. Price (Contributor). ISBN: 0816030049
Norse Myth ISBN: 0394748468
The Vikings and America by Erik Wahlgren. ISBN: 0500281998
Children's Books
Eyewitness: Vikings ISBN: 0789458942
Erik the Red ISBN: 0195214315
Technology in the Time of the Vikings by Peter Hicks. ISBN: 0817248803
Viking Links
The Smithsonian Institution's Vikings Exhibit
NOVA - The Vikings
Viking Heritage Server and Database
Viking Music
Nordic and Scandinavian Folk Music
Julefred: Odd Lund and Åshild Watne. (1997). Gabriel Media ANS. GMCD 971. Norway. [Most highly recommended: Medieval Folk Christmas Music played on ancient Norwegian folk instruments and sung by Åshild Watne.]
To Drive the Dark Away: Traditional Songs and Dances for the Winter
Solstice From Russia, Finland, Sweden & Norway. (1997). Revels Records
CD 1098.
Folk Music from Norway: Lief Sorbye. (1998). Arc Music. UPC: 5019396145627.
Nordisk Sang. Various musicians. (1993). New Albion Records.
NA 031CD.
Scandinavian Folk Music: Union. (1996). Playasound. UPC:
723722515422
Scandinavian Holiday. The Oslo Folk Dance Group. PROARTE. UPC: 15095401922
Hardanger Fiddle Music of Norway: Knut Buen. (1999). Saydisc. (Import UPC: 675754098520. [One of the great masters of the somewhat exotic sounding Hardanger Fiddle, the national instrument of Norway. Not an ordinary fiddle.]
As Quick as Fire: The Art of the Norwegian Hardanger Fiddle: Knut Buen. (1996).
Swedish Folk Music/Suede: OCORA. (Import). UPC: 794881435326.
Folk Voices: Finnish Folk Song Through the Ages. (1999). Ondine (Helsinki), Cat. 934.
Midnight Sun: Traditional Nordic Melodies. Ensemble Polaris. (2000). Dorian.
Wizard Women of the North. Various Artists. NSD 6033
This collection features some of the leading Nordic women who are taking the music of their foremothers and making it relevant to today. The Nordic traditional music revival has at its forefront a number of talented female vocalists and instrumentalists. [Mixture of traditional and modern traditional folk music.]
Devil's Tune. Various Artists. NSD 6034. Features Norway's unique Hardanger fiddle, that has resonating strings and special tunings which give it a particularly haunting quality. The drone of the strings seems to wield a strange power that affects the listener even today.
Nordic Roots. Vol. I and II. Various. NSD 6016 [Modern Traditional] "Nordic Roots" is a 78-minute, 20 track compilation featuring a taste of each NorthSide artist, from the heavy crunch of Hoven Droven to the sweet voices of Loituma. The sampler includes previews of forthcoming releases by Chateau Neuf (an 18-piece Norwegian folk big band), Hege Rimestad (an incandescent Norwegian fiddler who plays with Mari Boine), and Triakel (a traditional group with members of Garmarna and Hoven Droven). NorthSide sweetens the mix with three tracks unavailable elsewhere.
Jews Harp. Tapani Varis displays the versatility of one of the world's most basic and common musical instruments, the jews harp. Both solo and with acoustic and electronic accompaniment, the jews harp is featured playing traditional tunes from Finland and Norway as well as Tapani's original compositions. This is a one-of-a-kind release that helps bring to light the common threads that unite all European and ancient music. [Note: In Norway; this instrument is called mouth harp--munnharpa.]
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