A well-researched look at the history, source material, gods, goddesses, and wights worshipped by modern Asatruar.

This is a really Nifty work of fiction. Lindbergh takes information from a couple of sagas, including Erik the Red's saga, and folds it into a fictional narrative told from a thrall's point of view. Definitely a good read.

I wrote this! Naturally I recommend it!

Beautifully drawn. Might not be the most accurate look at Norse mythology, but it's great for children and it's just wonderful as a piece of art.

Ever wonder where Wagner got his idea? Well, from the Niebelungeleid, but the Saga of the Volsungs is similar, and frankly a well-read Asatruar should be personally familiar with this saga.

Beginning heathens/Asatruar need the Poetic Edda, and it's good to have more than one translation. Hollander stretches his translation to maintain as much "poetry" as possible. He has a few errors, but overall this translation is one most people have in their libraries.

Ever wonder who really discovered America? Find out here. Erik the Red's Saga, in particular, is one of the few surviving descriptions we have of a volva/spaekona, and anyone interested in reconstructing seidhr/spae should pay close attention to these sagas.

Definitely pick this one up. Ellis Davidson compares the similarities and differences in Norse and Celtic culture, mythology, world view, and religious practice. Fascinating stuff!

Heimskringla is another piece of important source material for Asatruar/Heathens. This is something you'll want in your library, for certain.

This saga is another one of the must-read sagas. It warns against rash decisions and the negative consequences of ill-considered oaths.

Here Byock uses a structuralist approach to examine what he calls "feudemes," the smallest units of feud in Icelandic sagas. He spends the majority of his time examining the feud structures in Njal's Saga. Definitely a must read for the serious saga-lover.

Crossley-Holland's Beowulf might not be the best word-for-word translation, but it is poetic and beautifully structured. Facing page editions are always useful for a scholar's library, and Beowulf is a vital poem for Asatru/Heathen and Anglo-Saxon reconstuction.

This book is indespensible to anyone serious about reconstruction. Pollington uses source material, historical and archeological records to carefully construct the all-important Anglo Saxon mead hall. This is easily applicable to broader Asatru/Heathen studies, particularly for his examinations of the sumble rite and its significance.

Judith Jesch also carefuly traces the roles of women throughout the Viking Age. Another worthy read, particlarly for those interested in reconstructing women's roles/women's "mysteries" in Asatru/heathenry.

This one text includes most of the best-known and most-needed Icelandic family sagas, including Egil's Saga. Definitely worth picking up as a means of covering the saga record in one fell swoop!

Tacitus wrote about the Germanic tribes in the Roman period, and this book contains glimpses of tribal practices and elements of Norse mythology not recorded elsewhere. This is a solid translation, and should be on any good heathen/Asatruar's book shelf.

Grettir's Saga is one of the later sagas, and shows the tragic results of isolation in a society based on mutual dependence. Grettir is a Viking Hero living in the early Medieval Christian period, and he is a man with no real place in society anymore. Worth reading, with its time kept in mind.