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Where do I find these sagas? I knew the show was based on one but I've never seen them in my local bookstore and I doubt that my local library would have them.

I'm a big fan of the show and I would like to learn more about Viking lore. Would my best bet be a used bookstore or something along those lines? Also, what would you recommend for someone who is just "sticking their toe in the water" so to speak?

This website has a lot of sagas translated into English http://northvegr.org/
If you want actual books, then amazon is usually the safest bet.

A lot of the time, you do have to buy online if you want to own them (like the other anon said, Amazon has quite a bit available). But there's quite a bit of stuff that's been posted online, too.

An anon upthread mentioned "The Saga of Hrafnkel Frey's Godi" as a good starting point, and I'm inclined to agree. It's short and sweet and a good introduction to the way sagas "work." There's a translation online here: http://sagadb.org/hrafnkels_saga_freysgoda.en

The Poetic Edda is always a good bet, and the website other anon posted has a few translations up. If you ever decide to buy, Holland is very good if you're looking for a flowery, as-close-as-possible-to-old-poetic-forms translation; Larrington is good if you're looking for the easiest-to-read translation.

There's also the Saga of the Volsungs, which is what Wagner's Ring Cycle was based off of, and which takes place before Ragnar's Saga. It's a good one to read early because there are so many aspects of it that have influenced our own culture (you'll recognize some themes that show up in the Hobbit and LotR, for example), and Aslaug does mention in the show that Sigurd and Brynhild are her parents. That's here:
http://sacred-texts.com/neu/vlsng/index.htm

And then, of course...here's Ragnar's Saga :D :
http://www.turbidwater.com/portfolio/downloads/RagnarsSaga.pdf

Oh wow, thank-you OP (and you too Anon.) This is far more than I expected to get in response. I'll read them as soon as I get the time! Thanks again!

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