saga
Extended heroic narrative
A saga is a long story of heroic deeds, originally the medieval prose narratives of Icelandic and Norse tradition.
The word now applies to any extended account of events, especially one spanning generations: a family saga, the saga of westward expansion.
In casual use, saga often describes a drawn-out ordeal: Let me tell you the saga of trying to get my landlord to fix the heat.
Spoken or written narrative
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- novelNew and unusual
- trilogyThree linked creative works
sequel · prequel · plot · narrator · serialized · multigenerational · family drama · sprawling
Difficult, painful experience
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- debacleSudden, complete failure
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- ongoingIn progress now
drawn-out · unfolding · protracted · turbulent · headline · scandal · litigation · fallout
Exceptionally brave and noble
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- vastExtremely great in size
odyssey · legendary · sprawling · multigenerational · magnum opus
Successive family rulers
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- generationsPeople born around same time
lineage · bloodline · inheritance · patriarch · matriarch · descendants · clan · legacy
Medieval Nordic raider
tale
Spoken or written narrative
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- novelNew and unusual
trilogy · sequel · prequel · plot · narrator · serialized · multigenerational · family drama · sprawling · installment
ordeal
Difficult, painful experience
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- debacleSudden, complete failure
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
ongoing · drawn-out · unfolding · protracted · turbulent · headline · scandal · litigation · fallout · aftermath
heroic
Exceptionally brave and noble
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
vast · odyssey · legendary · sprawling · multigenerational · magnum opus
dynasty
Successive family rulers
generations · lineage · bloodline · inheritance · patriarch · matriarch · descendants · clan · legacy · succession
viking
Medieval Nordic raider
miniseries
Finite-episode TV narrative
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
- sequelContinuation of prior work
- prequelLater work, earlier setting
trilogy · tetralogy · pentalogy · omnibus · spinoff · franchise · binge · streaming · adaptation · episode
- booksnovel, textbooks, study guides, book, paperback
- heroeshero, heroes, heroine, heroines, superhero
- comicscomic books, comic book, comic strip, comic art, comic panel
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
- book collectionscomplete works, box set, boxed set, collected works, volumes
- historical fictionhistorical fiction, historical novel, period drama, Victorian novel, historical mystery
sagaanecdote
Brief account of incident
vignette · short story · snippet · sketch · flash fiction
- epic sagaExtended heroic narrative work
- family sagasMultigenerational storytelling tradition
- legendary sagaFamous long heroic narrative
- Viking sagaMedieval Scandinavian prose narrative
- Norse sagaOld Scandinavian heroic narrative
- Nordic sagaNorse heroic narrative