saga
noun - en
saga
norrøn, særlig islandsk, prosafortelling med mer eller mindre historisk grunnlag
saga
[sa:´ga]
Old Norse: saga
B2Upper-Intermediate
Vikingene hadde mange gamle historier i sagaene sine.
The Vikings had many old stories in their sagas.
Brev i posten er snart en saga blott.
Letters in the post will soon be a thing of the past.
Sagaen forteller om en vikingferd til Irland.
The saga tells of a Viking expedition to Ireland.
I sagaen hevnet sønnen seg på farens banemann.
In the saga, the son took revenge on his father's killer.
I sagaen møter helten en dane som har reist over havet for å handle.
In the saga, the hero meets a Dane who has traveled across the sea to trade.
I sagaene står det at en hirdmann fulgte kongen i strid og fest.
In the sagas it says that a hirdman accompanied the king in war and at feasts.
I sagaen omtales presten som sira Eirik.
In the saga, the priest is referred to as Sira Eirik.
Ifølge sagaen stupte krigeren på valen.
According to the saga, the warrior fell on the battlefield.
Etter nederlaget var han ute av sagaen.
After the defeat he was out of the picture.