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They were looked at as a historical account

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They used dreams in order to create foreshadowing

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The sagas were a way of sharing Icelandic culture and traditions while they were under Norwegian rule.

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The ‘sagas of knights’ were stories derived from romantic and chivalric stories about knights, quests, love etc. that were translated from the French initially, before Iceland developed its own versions

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Connection to the letters written from the empire back to Norway (motherland).

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Icelandic Sagas are similar in form to novels but contain several intertwined narratives.

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icelandic sagas have lots of different subjects and styles - they werent just focused on one.

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the importance that these sagas have on the values of its people

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Sagas often had many threads of stories that were narrated but they didn't always interweave and when the author found the story line irrelevant they stopped writing about it.

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Saga is an Icelandic word that means "something said; a narrative". It was usually transmitted orally and was a prose narrative.

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Icelandic sagas are not just stories about Kings but they are stories about; the wealthy, the poor, slaves, chieftains, women and children

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Icelandic sagas often contain poetry

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Icelandic sagas were originally transmitted orally but now they are written

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The content within sagas fall under serval different categories which can be divided into subgroups.

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The Icelandic sagas were often based on real historical events.

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They often included for symbolism in them, which was used to convey information about the characters. For example, the actions of a character symbolised more how a character was feeling, than going in depth into their inner thoughts.

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Even though there are elements of the supernatural within the stories it was still taken upon as real historical events.

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Sagas teach individuals about the values and ideals that Icelanders hold. For example, how to treat a guest in your home or how to deal with someone who has harmed you.

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based on historical events

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There are different genres of sagas that focus on a specific topic. eg. romance, magic, warrior

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The word 'saga' means something said; a narrative. In the sagas, there was a decentralised social order with no executive power, so each individual was responsible for the upkeep of justice and their own welfare.