https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6 Add ONE thing you have learnt about Icelandic Sagas. en-us 2020-05-04 03:42:41 UTC 2020-05-06 22:56:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079419 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.]]> 2020-05-06 22:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079419 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079508 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.]]> 2020-05-06 22:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079508 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079526 There are different genres of sagas that focus on a specific topic. eg. romance, magic, warrior ]]> 2020-05-06 22:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079526 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079588 based on historical events]]> 2020-05-06 22:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079588 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079694 Even though there are elements of the supernatural within the stories it was still taken upon as real historical events.]]> 2020-05-06 22:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079694 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079725 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. ]]> 2020-05-06 22:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079725 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079745 The Icelandic sagas were often based on real historical events.]]> 2020-05-06 22:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079745 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079771 The content within sagas fall under serval different categories which can be divided into subgroups. ]]> 2020-05-06 22:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079771 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079860 2020-05-06 22:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079860 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079896 Icelandic sagas were originally transmitted orally but now they are written]]> 2020-05-06 22:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079896 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079936 Icelandic sagas often contain poetry ]]> 2020-05-06 22:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556079936 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556080129 Icelandic sagas are not just stories about Kings but they are stories about; the wealthy, the poor, slaves, chieftains, women and children]]> 2020-05-06 22:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556080129 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556080243 Saga is an Icelandic word that means "something said; a narrative". It was usually transmitted orally and was a prose narrative. ]]> 2020-05-06 22:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556080243 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556080246 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. ]]> 2020-05-06 22:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556080246 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556080397 the importance that these sagas have on the values of its people ]]> 2020-05-06 22:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556080397 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556080443 icelandic sagas have lots of different subjects and styles - they werent just focused on one. ]]> 2020-05-06 22:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556080443 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556080496 Connection to the letters written from the empire back to Norway (motherland). ]]> 2020-05-06 22:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556080496 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556080506 Icelandic Sagas are similar in form to novels but contain several intertwined narratives.]]> 2020-05-06 22:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556080506 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556081436 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

]]> 2020-05-06 22:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556081436 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556082091 They used dreams in order to create foreshadowing]]> 2020-05-06 22:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556082091 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556082435 The sagas were a way of sharing Icelandic culture and traditions while they were under Norwegian rule. ]]> 2020-05-06 22:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556082435 https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556083299 They were looked at as a historical account]]> 2020-05-06 22:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/iezasmith/wl9gd0cn1c4krgb6/wish/556083299