Ronan the barbarian is the best raider and trader in his village, until he finds a book in his loot, becomes as much of a reader as he is a raider, and wants to share his new passion with his people.

Season Six returns following the battle between brothers which left Bjorn Ironsides a hero to the people who have been under the tyrannical rule of Ivar for so long. As the new leader of Kattegat, Bjorn struggles to fill his late father's shoes as king, while facing critical dilemmas and wrestling with the idea that power overshadows morals. Meanwhile, Ivar travels to Russia and meets his match in Prince Oleg, a ruthless and unpredictable ruler.

Explains what daily life was like for an 11-year-old boy on a viking ship by giving the reader the lead in the school play "Life on a Viking Ship."

Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband's back. Freya's dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region's jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess's blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable...

"There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the professional wrestler in town for WestleBaileyLive be a real-lie Viking? The Bailey School kids are going to find out!"--P.[4] of cover.

Someone has stolen the fire stone, so eggs of exterminator dragons are hatching. Hiccup must return the fire stone to the volcano to save the Tribes from being wiped out.

Reluctant hero Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III must rescue his best friend, Fishlegs, from the deadly disease Vorpentitis. The only cure is rare and almost impossible to find ... a potato. But where will Hiccup find such a thing?

Forty years ago, hundreds of skeletons were unearthed in a mass grave in an English village. Bioarchaeologist Cat Jarman believes these bones are the last remains of the 'Great Heathen Army,' a legendary Viking fighting force that once invaded England. Cat's team uncovers human stories from the front line, including evidence of women warriors and a lost king reunited with his son in death.

Follows young warrior and outsider Uhtred on a fierce mission to reclaim his birthright, retelling the history of King Alfred the Great and his desire to unite the many separate kingdoms into what would become England.