Norse narrative (4 letters)

{ Answer }

SAGA

{ Related Clues }

Chronicle
Epic
"The Forsyte ___"
Forsyte, for one
Narrative
Tale
"Volsunga ___"
Adventure tale
"Centennial," e.g.
Detailed account
Eventful story
Grandiose story
Grandiose tale
History in verse
Kind of novel
Long story
Long tale
Michener genre
Multigenerational story
Overdrawn account?
Roman-fleuve
"Roots," e.g.
Story of the Forsytes
Story that goes on and on
Sweeping story
Tale of the Forsytes
"Volsunga" or "Forsyte"
Ambitious prose work
Era-spanning story
Forsyte tale, e.g.
Heroic prose tale
It's a long story
Lagerlöf's "Gösta Berlings ___"
"The Lord of the Rings," e.g.
Michener's "Hawaii," e.g.
Tale of derring-do
It takes quite a while to tell

{ Tags }

account, adventure, derring, do, eg, fleuve, forsyte, forsytes, galsworthy, genre, grandiose, heroic, its, long, narrative, norse, roman, saga, story, tale, volsunga

{ Notes }

The answer SAGA is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.

{ Definition }

SAGA as a noun:

1. a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account