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Viking Metal Artists

The 36 most-read viking metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

36 artists are ranked in viking metal. The biggest move was Einherjer, up 5 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	BathoryVällingby · Sweden	19,855	0
02	QuorthonStockholm · Sweden	9,362	0
03	EnslavedHaugesund · Norway	7,200	+1
04	EnsiferumHelsinki · Finland	3,846	-1
05	TýrCopenhagen · Denmark	3,327	+1
06	WindirSogndal · Norway	2,207	-1
07	GravelandWrocław · Poland	1,999	0
08	FalkenbachDüsseldorf · Germany	758	0
09	VintersorgSkellefteå · Sweden	748	+1
10	SkálmöldReykjavík · Iceland	589	+1
11	EinherjerHaugesund · Norway	531	+5
12	VargCoburg · Germany	529	+5
13	HeidevolkArnhem · Netherlands	523	0
14	StormOslo · Norway	517	0
15	KampfarFredrikstad · Norway	430	-3
16	MånegarmNorrtälje municipality · Sweden	412	+3
17	Markus ToivonenFinland	362	-8
18	ThyrfingStockholm · Sweden	360	+2
19	HelheimBergen · Norway	295	+4
20	Sami HinkkaFinland	274	-5
21	FinsterforstFreiburg im Breisgau · Germany	266	0
22	Janne ParviainenFinland	265	-4
23	DalriadaSopron · Hungary	260	-1
24	BlackguardMontréal · Canada	221	0
25	ForefatherLeatherhead · United Kingdom	177	0
26	ObscurityVelbert · Germany	135	0
27	Black MessiahGelsenkirchen · Germany	133	+1
28	ÁsmeginNorway	123	+1
29	Folkearth[Worldwide]	114	-2
30	MyrkgravNorway	92	0
31	Twin ObscenityStavanger · Norway	89	+1
32	MithotynSweden	68	-1
33	ThronarNetherlands	46	+1
33	ElexorienNetherlands	46	0
35	Lex TalionArgentina	27	0
36	Folkodia[Worldwide]	24	0

How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.