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Originally Posted by Nyssa

So they are similar, with epic being on a much bigger scale. I agree with the definition of "epic", but I don't like the one for "saga".
"Saga" has a more family, drama, multigenerational type feel to me.

Dictionary.com:
sa·ga - noun
1. a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
2. any narrative or legend of heroic exploits.
3. Also called saga novel. a form of the novel in which the members or generations of a family or social group are chronicled in a long and leisurely narrative