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The '''sagas''' (from [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] ''saga'', plural ''sögur''), are stories about ancient Scandinavian and [[Germanic tribes|Germanic]] history, about early [[Viking]] voyages, about migration to [[Iceland]], and of [[feuds]] between Icelandic families. They were written in the [[Old Norse language]].
The texts are [[epic]] tales in [[prose]], often with stanzas or whole poems in [[alliterative verse]] embedded in the text, of heroic deeds of days long gone, ''tales of worthy men,'' who were often [[Vikings]], sometimes [[Norse paganism|Pagan]], sometimes [[Germanic Christianity|Christian]]. The tales are usually realistic, except legendary sagas, sagas of saints, sagas of bishops and translated or recomposed romances. They are sometimes romanticised and fantastic, but always dealing with human beings we can understand.
==Background==
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