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Old 11-15-2011, 10:33 AM   #339
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Cool What makes a story "epic" and what makes a story "a saga"
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Ok, so then riddle me this: What makes a story "epic" and what makes a story "a saga"?

LOTR seems to fit the "Epic" category in my head (big, grand, sweeping), but "Saga" to me, seems to be a multi-generational type thing.

Please discuss!
saga: any narrative or legend of heroic exploits
epic: heroic, majestic, impressively great, of unusually great size or extent
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