Reddit reviews The Age of the Vikings

You may want to go to reddit history and just ask for books about Early Middle Age Europe or specifically ones about Britain, Cnut the Great and Leif Erikson. Or askhistorians is another great one. You want to focus on the Early Middle Ages (when it starts is debatable but around 600 - 1066 AD) as that is what Vinland is dealing with.


One good one is Millennium by Tom Holland it's around the turn of the 11th century when Vinland Saga takes place so that might be of interest.

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For something more related to the Vikings and Norse Scandinavia.

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You also might want to check out historical podcasts like the British History Podcast which is incredibly detailed and they might give you some sources on that. Also there are quite a few on the Vikings. Lots of varied podcasts on a variety of historical topics and they regularly will interact with listeners if you're interested in their sources.

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I made an audible account a couple months back and I picked up The Age of Vikings by Anders Winroth. It's got a lot of really interesting information on early Scandinavia and the impact of Norsemen during the middle ages. I don't absorb academic and historical texts well as it usually ends up as an impromptu nap. Listening while I work is much easier for me to glean information. There's a couple sagas and Edda's I've got lined up for my next purchases that I'm really looking forward to.

https://www.amazon.com/Age-Vikings-Anders-Winroth/dp/0691169292

I'm a little more then half way through The age of the Vikings, so far it's been really good. A decent overview, but also does a good job of digging into the details.