In Fiction
Jomsvikings are the focus of the E. R. Eddison's novel Styrbiorn the Strong, and Horned Helmet, a juvenile historical novel by Henry Treece. Fictionalized versions of the Jomsborg (under the name "Jormsvik") and the Jomsvikings appear in Guy Gavriel Kay's novel The Last Light of the Sun, which is set in a fictional world that closely parallels 9th century Britain and Scandinavia.
In Tim Severin's Viking series, Thorgils spends time amongst the Jomsvikings, although they are a smaller, older, and weaker force. The legendary Jomsburgers also appear in Creative Assembly's Medieval Total War Viking Invasion expansion pack, though they are called Joms Viking. They are the most highly skilled warrior available to the Vikings.
The Jomsvikings also appear in The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson.
The short story "The King of Norway" by Cecelia Holland has at its center the story of the Battle of Hjörungavágr.
In the manga Vinland Saga, by Makoto Yukimura, the Jomsvikings play a crucial part, where some of the main characters are based on Jomsvikings from the Sagas such as Thorkell the High and Canute the Great. The manga depict them as an elite force under Sven then Knut during their invasion of England, while trying to keep their waning influence on the court. It is also said that Thorfinn's father Thors was a Jomsviking until he converted to christianism, fleeing Jomsborg with his wife. This led him to be considered as a traitor and being ambushed by the band of Askeladd.
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