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noun
1.
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
2.
any narrative or legend of heroic exploits.
3.
Also called saga novel. a form of the novel in which the members or generations of a family or social group are chronicled in a long and leisurely narrative.
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Word Origin & History
saga
1709, an antiquarians' revival to describe the medieval prose narratives of Iceland and Norway, from O.N. saga "saga, story," cognate with O.E. sagu "a saying" (see saw (2)). Prop., a narrative composition of Iceland or Norway in the Middle Ages, or one that has their characteristics.
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