Seeking info on Vikings and pre-Viking cultures in Scandinavia

My ancestors were Swedish immigrants to Illinois. I've just started working back into my family tree to discover my origins...I realize that this is a huge jump back and I'll never discover any direct links to any Vikings but I'm definitely interested in Scandinavian history in general. I would love to visit Sweden, Norway and Iceland someday but right now this financially impossible.

I've pretty much read every Wiki article on Scandinavian history, read a book or two and am currently watching a few documentarys on the subject. I was wondering if anyone had any good sources for these subjects; books, movies or internet? I'm primarily interested in Norse mythology and pre-Viking cultures, but I always love a good, honest account of the Vikings. My next project is to read the Sagas, but those don't delve into the Swedes/Rus but I'm still interested anyways. Any help would be appreciated.