Clare, John D., ed.The Vikings. Harcourt Brace, 1992. Color photographs bring the Viking era to life; for younger readers.
Clarke, Helen.Towns in the Viking Age. St. Martin's, 1991. Informed by archeological research, this study reconstructs the Viking towns of the Baltic coast.
Jones, Gwyn.A History of the Vikings. Oxford University Press, 1984. Scholarly history of the Nordic peoples.
Margeson, Susan M.Viking. Knopf, 1994. Illustrated overview of Viking culture; for younger readers.