Hello world, been a long while since I posted on my blog. I needed to create a modern up to date list of books to read for learning Heathenism. The amount of books has grown a lot since I last created a list, back in 2012. Here is a nice up to date one. Enjoy.

Books with * at the end may be ones that go out of print a lot so could be hard to get. The better Norse Pagan books often go out of print, and sometimes then are available only for huge sums of money. If you can find some of the more rare ones for a decent price, jump at the opportunity to grab it while you can. If you totally can’t get a copy of that book then skip ahead, but keep an eye out for it later. Sometimes they also come back in print, under a slightly different name, but is just a newer edition of the same book.

Here is a good list to start with, read them in this order… 

1. The Teutonic Way: Magic (also called Teutonic Magic in other editions) by Kveldulf Gundarsson. *

2. The Teutonic Way: Religion (also called Teutonic Religion in other editions) by Kveldulf Gundarsson. * 

3. The Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-Holland. 

4. Futhark: A Handbook of Rune Magic by Edred Thorsson. 

5. Runelore: The Magic, History, and Hidden Codes of the Runes by Edred Thorsson. 

6. Runecaster’s Handbook: The Well of Wyrd by Edred Thorsson. 

7. Northern Mysteries and Magick by Freya Aswynn. 

8. A Practical Heathen’s Guide to Asatru by Patricia M. Lafayllve. 

9. Asatru: A Beginner’s Guide to the Heathen Path by Erin Lale. 

10. Essential Ásatrú: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism by Diana L. Paxson. 

11. Our Troth 3rd edition volumes 1 and 2 by Ben Waggoner.  (another option is Our Troth 2nd edition volumes 1 and 2 by Kveldulf Gundarsson) *

12. The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes by Jackson Crawford. 

13. The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Penguin Classics) by Snorri Sturluson. 

14. Travels Through Middle Earth by Alaric Albertsson. 

15. A Handbook of Saxon Sorcery & Magic by Alaric Albertsson. 

16. Elves, Witches & Gods by Cat Heath. 

17. Seidr: The Gate Is Open by Katie Gerrard. 

18. The Norse Shaman by Evelyn C. Rysdyk. 

19. The Seed of Yggdrasill by Maria Kvilhaug. 

20. Northern Magic: Rune Mysteries and Shamanism by Edred Thorsson. 

21. A Book of Troth by Edred Thorsson. *

22. The Big Book of Runes and Rune Magic by Edred Thorsson. 

23. Rune-Song: A Guide to Galdor by Edred Thorsson. 

24. The Nine Doors of Midgard by Edred Thorsson. 

25. ALU, An Advanced Guide to Operative Runology by Edred Thorsson. 

26. Witchdom of the True by Edred Thorsson. *

27. Icelandic Magic: Practical Secrets of the Northern Grimoires by Edred Thorsson. 

28. The Galdrabók by Edred Thorsson. 

29. Trolldom: Spells and Methods of the Norse Folk Magic Tradition by Johannes Björn Gårdbäck. 

30. Pagan Magic of the Northern Tradition: Customs, Rites, and Ceremonies by Nigel Pennick. 

31. Taking Up The Runes by Diana L Paxson. 

32. Trance-Portation: Learning to Navigate the Inner World by Diana L Paxson. 

33. The Way of the Oracle by Diana L Paxson. 

34. The Essential Guide to Possession, Depossession, and Divine Relationships by Diana L Paxson. 

35. Odin: Ecstasy, Runes, & Norse Magic by Diana L Paxson. 

36. Heathen Garb and Gear by Ben Waggoner.

37. Path to the Gods: Anglo-Saxon Paganism for Beginners by Swain Wodening.

38. Hammer of the Gods: Anglo-Saxon Paganism in Modern Times by Swain Wodening.

39. Rites of Anglo-Saxon and Norse Paganism by Eric Wodening.

40. Build a Worthy Life by Thom Burton

41. Viking Poetry for Heathen Rites by Eirik Westcoat.

42. The Gods’ Own County: A Heathen Prayer Book by Dan Coultas.

43. Hearth and Field: A Heathen Prayer Book by Hester Butler-Ehle.

44. The Pagan Clergy’s Guide for Counseling by Kevin Gardner.

45. Counseling Insights by Vicki Enns.

46. Gods and Myths of Northern Europe by H. Davidson.

47. To Walk a Pagan Path: Practical Spirituality for Every Day by Alaric Albertsson.

48. Northern Tradition for the Solitary Practitioner by Raven Kaldera (some parts of this book should be disregarded as garbage, but it still gives indispensable ideas of how to put everyday spirituality into the Heathen path, so is worth the read despite some of it being trash).

49. Myth and Religion of the North by E.O.G. Turville-Petre.

50. The Viking Spirit by Daniel McCoy.

51. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman.

52. The Saga of the Volsungs translated by Jackson Crawford.

53. The Sagas of Icelanders by Jane Smiley.

54. Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs by John Lindow.