Viking saga
Scandinavian heroic tale
A Viking saga is a medieval Icelandic prose narrative recounting the deeds of Norse heroes, kings, and settlers—their voyages, feuds, and battles.
The sagas blend history with legend, chronicling events from the Viking Age.
By extension, any epic tale of adventure or family history spanning generations: The documentary traces his family's Viking saga from Norway to Minnesota.
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- Norse mythologyScandinavian pagan religion
- OdinChief Norse deity
- longshipSlender Norse rowing vessel
- dragon shipViking seafaring vessel
sea voyage · fjord · runes · Valhalla · Old Norse · warrior · epic · heroic · Icelandic · legend · Beowulf · Thor · shield · battle axe · axe · blood eagle · raid · voyage
- epic talesepic, legend, myth, tale, story
- historical fictionhistorical fiction, historical novel, period drama, Victorian novel, historical mystery
- heroic epicsBeowulf, Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Gilgamesh
- Epic BattlesTrojan War, Thermopylae, 300, Gladiator, Braveheart
Viking sagaGreek mythology
Ancient Greek divine narratives
Roman mythology · Egyptian mythology · Mahabharata · Ramayana · Japanese folklore
Viking sagahaiku
Japanese seventeen-syllable verse
epigram · vignette · flash fiction · anecdote · proverb
Viking sagalyric poetry
Musical personal verse form
haiku · sonnet · epigram · stream of consciousness · flash fiction