If you're open to a more character-driven, literary approach, 'The Sea Road' by Margaret Elphinstone is fascinating. It's told from the perspective of Gudrid, a woman who travels with the Vikings, but the male warriors around her, including her husband, are deeply engaged in blood feuds and honor-based revenge. The 'rise' is more about societal standing and legacy than just martial skill, viewed through a unique lens.
Do Manhwa count? 'Legend of the Northern Blade' is a Korean martial arts series with a heavy, almost Norse-like aesthetic of frozen wastes and isolated clans. The young master's clan is wiped out, and he rises from nothing to master a forgotten martial art and take revenge. It's Vikings in spirit, if not in strict historical setting.
Poul Anderson's 'The Broken Sword' is a seminal fantasy novel, not a series, but it fits. The human hero, Scafloc, is raised by elves to be a weapon against the trolls who wronged them. His rise to power is magical and tragic, driven by a revenge that ultimately consumes him. It's a bleak, beautiful, Norse-myth soaked take on the archetype.
I'd argue 'The Long Ships' by Frans G. Bengtsson isn't a series, but it's the quintessential Viking novel. Red Orm's journey from captive to revered chieftain is full of wit, adventure, and yes, settling scores. The revenge isn't as singularly focused as a modern thriller, but it's woven into the fabric of his life's journey—righting wrongs against his family and himself. It's a classic for a reason, with a surprisingly humorous tone.
What about the 'Thor' comics by Jason Aaron? That's a stretch, but the Gorr the God Butcher arc is fundamentally a cosmic-scale revenge story. Thor's 'rise' involves overcoming his own failings to avenge all the gods Gorr killed. It's Viking-adjacent mythic epicness with a superhero gloss.
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