Word: sagaser
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Dates: during 1891-1891
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The Sagas were stories, originally given orally, but afterward written out, which gave the authentic history of old heroes in the ninth and tenth centuries, in verse form. Of these sagas few remain. The manuscripts were kept so carelessly exposed to a rough climate that most of them have disappeared...
The Icelandic Sagas differ from European literature both in their style and in the circumstances which prompted their composition. Iceland, during her development lived in peace. The Icelanders were proud of their traditions and thus old tales were preserved in their integrity. Consequently the Sagas impress the reader with a...