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saga (plural sagas) An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends. Something with the qualities of such a saga; an epic, a long story.

They told stories of all the great battles they had fought and the dangerous journeys they had made. These stories they called sagas. Sagas were more than just entertaining stories, though. Vikings used sagas to record and preserve their culture and the things they thought were important for future generations.

Perhaps the epitome of the archetypal bloodthirsty Viking, Erik the Red violently murdered his way through life. Born in Norway, Erik gained his nickname most likely due to the colour of his hair and beard but it could also reflect upon his violent nature.

The most famous saga-genre is the Íslendingasögur (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between Icelandic families.

About The Book The story follows the life of the Viking Harald from infancy to his crowning as King of Norway. It focuses on the Vikings' eagerness for adventure and new lands as they set forth from Norway and sail westward across the Atlantic, island-hopping on their way to America.

Laxdaela saga, or the Saga of the people of Laxardalur valley, is probably one of the most popular sagas, second only to Brennu-Njals saga. It was written in the 13th century and tells of people that lived in Breidafjordur area in the late 9th century until early 11th century.

The most famous kings' saga, by legendary Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson, is the Heimskringla, in which Sturluson reconstructs the lineage of the Kingdom of Norway from legendary antiquity through to his own time, using source material that likely stretched back to the 9th century CE.