About The Word Saga
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Saga
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What's The Definition Of Saga?
[n] a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
Synonyms | Synonyms for Saga: Related Terms | Find terms related to Saga: See Also | adventure story | heroic tale Saga In Webster's Dictionary \Sa"ga\ (s[=a]"g[.a]), n.; pl. {Sagas} (-g[.a]z). [Icel.,
akin to E. saw a saying. See {Say}, and cf. {Saw}.]
A Scandinavian legend, or heroic or mythic tradition, among
the Norsemen and kindred people; a northern European popular
historical or religious tale of olden time.
And then the blue-eyed Norseman told A saga of the days
of old. --Longfellow.
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