saga Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia. The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between ...

is a story in Old Norse about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history. Saga may also refer to:

Places

* Saga, Russia, a rural locality (a ''selo'') in the Sakha Republic, Russia *

Saga, Tibet Saga (Tibetan: Kyakyaru) is a town and township, and the seat of Saga County in Shigatse Prefecture, in southern Tibet. It lies at an altitude of 4,640 metres (15,223 ft.) Description Saga ("happy land") is an army town with a Chinese garrison wh ...

, a town and the seat of Saga County *

Saga County Saga County (; zh, s=萨嘎县) is a county of the prefecture-level city of Xigazê in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, bordering Nepal to the west and southwest. Dajia Lake and Jiesa Lake lies in the county. Administration divisions Saga C ...

, a county in Tibet *

Saga Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of roughly 780,000 and has a geographic area of . Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasaki Prefect ...

, a prefecture of Japan **

Saga (city) 270px, Saga City Hall is the capital city of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 227,138 in 104354 households, and a population density of 530 persons per km2. The total area of the ...

, the capital of Saga Prefecture **

Saga Domain was a Japanese domain of the Edo period Tokugawa Shogunate. It encompassed most of what are now Saga and Nagasaki Prefectures and was ruled from Saga Castle in what is now the urban center of the city of Saga. It was ruled through its histo ...

, Japanese domain in the Edo period, which covers the area of current Saga Prefecture and part of Nagasaki Prefecture *Saga, a district in

Kyoto Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...

, Japan *Saga, alternative name of Suquh, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran

People

Emperor Saga was the 52nd emperor of Japan, Emperor Saga, Saganoyamanoe Imperial Mausoleum, Imperial Household Agency according to the traditional order of succession. Saga's reign lasted from 809 to 823. Traditional narrative Saga was the second son of ...

(785–842), ruler of Japan from 809 to 823 *

Nabeshima clan is a Japanese samurai kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Nabeshima", ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p.38 retrieved 2013-5-5. History The clan controlled Saga D ...

, also known as the Saga family, a clan of Japanese nobles * Saga (singer) (born 1975), Swedish singer

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Gemini Saga This article comprises a list of characters that play a role in ''Saint Seiya'' (also known as ''Knights of the Zodiac'') and its canonical continuation, ''Saint Seiya: Next Dimension'', two manga series created, written and illustrated by Masam ...

, one of the twelve Gold Saints in ''Saint Seiya'', created by Masami Kurumada * Kamen Rider Saga, the third Rider from ''Kamen Rider Kiva'' *Saga, the protagonist of the anime ''

A Little Snow Fairy Sugar is a Japanese anime series developed by J.C.Staff. It premiered in Japan on TBS on October 2, 2001, and ran for 24 episodes until its conclusion March 26, 2002. A two-episode OVA was also released for the series. The series was licensed f ...

'' *

Saga Norén Saga Norén is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Danish/Swedish TV series ''The Bridge'' (Bron/Broen). She is played by Swedish actress Sofia Helin. Saga is introduced as a member of the Malmö County Police Department in the f ...

, one of the protagonists of the Swedish/Danish TV series ''The Bridge'' *Saga Anderson, one of two main playable characters in the 2023 video game Alan Wake 2

Gaming

SAGA (wargame) A saga is a story in Old Norse about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history. Saga may also refer to: Places * Saga, Russia, a rural locality (a ''selo'') in the Sakha Republic, Russia *Saga, Tibet, a town and the seat of Saga County *Saga Co ...

, a historical

miniature wargame A miniature wargame is a type of wargame in which military units are represented by Miniature model (gaming), miniature physical models on a model battlefield. Miniature wargames are played using Toy soldier, model soldiers, vehicles, and arti ...

published by Gripping Beast and Studio Tomahawk *'' Saga: Rage of the Vikings'' a 1998 video game by Cryo Interactive * ''Saga'' (2008 video game), an MMORTS computer game developed by Silverlode Interactive * ''SaGa'' (series), a video game franchise by Square Enix *

SAGA System The SAGA System is a role-playing game system that uses "fate cards" to determine the effects of actions. The cards have numbers, suits, positive and negative states, and role-playing cues that guide the gamemaster in telling the story and adminis ...

, a role-playing game system *

Urza's Saga The Artifacts Cycle is a tetralogy of ''Magic: The Gathering'' expansion sets centered on the exploits of Urza Planeswalker. It consists of the expansions ''Antiquities'' (March 1994, anvil), ''Urza's Saga'' (October 1998, pair of gears), ''Urza ...

, an expansion set of ''Magic: The Gathering'' *SAGA (Scripts for Animated Graphic Adventures), a game engine used in ''

Inherit the Earth ''Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb'' is an adventure game developed by The Dreamers Guild and published by New World Computing in 1994. The point and click adventure game features a world of talking humanoid animals, with the gameplay focu ...

Music

Artists

Saga (Alice Nine) is a Japanese visual kei Rock music, rock band formed in Tokyo in 2004. They were a part of PS Company until 2014. The band had King Records (Japan), King Records as its record label until 2010, when they joined Tokuma Japan Communications, Toku ...

, bassist of Visual Kei band Alice Nine *

Saga (band) Saga is a Canadian Rock music, rock band from Oakville, Ontario. Bassist and keyboardist Jim Crichton and Welsh-born vocalist and keyboardist Michael Sadler are the principal songwriters. Saga has had numerous line-up changes over the years. I ...

, a Canadian rock band * Saga (singer) (born 1975), Swedish female white nationalist singer

Albums

* ''Saga'' (album), the band's first album * ''Sagas'' (album), a 2008 album by German folk metal band Equilibrium

Events

Saga (event) Saga is an annual musical festival organized by Royal College Colombo. The first SAGA was held in 2004 and since then has become an important event on Colombo's cultural calendar. It is named after the ancient Greek epic poems the Odyssey and the ...

, an annual musical festival organized by Royal College, Colombo

Literature

* ''Saga'' (2006 novel), by

Conor Kostick Conor Kostick (born 26 June 1964) is a historian and writer living in Dublin. He is the author of many works of history and fiction. A former chairperson of the Irish Writers Union and member of the board of the National Library of Ireland, he ...

*''Saga'', a 1940 novel by

Erico Verissimo Érico Lopes Verissimo (December 17, 1905 – November 28, 1975) was an important Brazilian writer, born in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Biography Érico Verissimo was the son of Sebastião Verissimo da Fonseca and Abegahy Lopes Verissimo. Hi ...

* ''SAGA'' (play), a 2013 play performed by Wakka Wakka Productions *''Saga,'' a 1997 novel by Tonito Benacquista

Other arts and entertainment

*''

Ultraman Saga is a 2012 Japanese tokusatsu, superhero film, superhero and kaiju film in the Ultra Series to commemorate the franchise's 45th anniversary. It serves as a sequel to ''Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial''. The catchphrase for the movie is . The ...

'', the 45th anniversary Ultraman movie * ''Saga'' (comics), a comic book series published monthly by Image Comics

Businesses

Saga - Tools for Filmmakers
a Generative AI-powered filmmaking app and startup business * Saga Airlines, a Turkish airline *

Saga Corporation William F. "Bill" Scandling (June 17, 1922 – August 22, 2005) was an American businessman and philanthropist who was one of the founders of Saga Corporation, a multi-billion dollar food service and restaurant company. Scandling donated money to ...

, a defunct food service management company that is now part of Sodexo *

Saga Radio Group The Saga Radio Group was a British radio network owned and operated by Saga Group, Saga Services Ltd, and aimed at an audience aged 50 and over. The first Saga station was launched in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands on 16 October 2001 and ...

, a defunct British radio broadcaster * Saga Falabella, a department store chain in Peru * Saga Musical Instruments, an American manufacturer and wholesale distributor of stringed instruments *

Saga Petroleum Saga Petroleum ASA was a Norwegian upstream petroleum company established in 1972 that was acquired by Norsk Hydro in 1999. In October 2007 it was made part of Statoil. The company was the only fully private oil company in Norway. It had part ...

, a Norwegian petroleum company acquired by Norsk Hydro in 1999 *

Saga plc Saga is a British company focused on serving the needs of those aged 50 and over. It has 2.7 million customers. The company operates sites on the Kent and Sussex coast: Enbrook Park and Priory Square. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. ...

, a British travel and insurance company focused on the needs of people over 50 *

Saga Press Gallery Publishing Group is a general interest publisher and a division of Simon & Schuster which houses the imprints Gallery Books, Pocket Books, Scout Press, Gallery 13, and Saga Press. Jen Bergstrom is the Senior Vice President and Publisher. ...

, an American publisher * Saga Rail, a defunct train operator in Sweden *

Saga (restaurant) Saga is a restaurant in New York City located on the 63rd floor at 70 Pine Street in the Financial District. The restaurant has received two Michelin stars and serves a choice of two tasting menus serving American food with a continental Europea ...

, a Michelin-starred restaurant in New York City *

Société Anonyme de Gérance et d'Armement The Rothschild Bank founded the Société Anonyme de Gérance et d'Armement (also known by its acronym SAGA) in 1919 for the management of French state-owned ships. History In 1920, SAGA operated the coal fleet of the Compagnie des Chemins de Fe ...

, the French state shipping line founded in 1919

Computers

SAGA C++ Reference Implementation Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia. The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between ...

, an implementation of the OGF SAGA standard *

SAGA GIS System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses (SAGA GIS) is a geographic information system (GIS) computer program, used to edit spatial data. It is free and open-source software, developed originally by a small team at the Department of Physical Ge ...

, a geographic information system *

Simple API for Grid Applications The Simple API for Grid Applications (SAGA) is a family of related standards specified by the Open Grid Forum to define an application programming interface (API) for common distributed computing functionality. Overview The SAGA specification ...

, The Open Grid Forum SAGA (Simple API for Grid Applications) standard *

Saga interaction pattern Long-running transactions (also known as the saga interaction pattern) are computer database transactions that avoid locks on non-local resources, use compensation to handle failures, potentially aggregate smaller ACID An acid is a molecu ...

, a design-pattern for implementing a long-running transactions

Organizations

* Sexuality and gender acceptance (SAGA) *

Smocking Smocking is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Before elastic, smocking was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable. Smocking developed in England and has been p ...

Arts Guild of America *

Society of American Graphic Artists The Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA) is a not for profit national fine arts organization serving professional artists in the field of printmaking. SAGA provides its members with exhibition, reviews and networking opportunities in the Ne ...

Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America The Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America or SAGA was an informal group of American people, American fantasy authors active from the 1960s through the 1980s, noted for their contributions to the "Sword and sorcery, Sword and Sorcery" kind of ...

(SAGA), the name of a literary group of American fantasy authors

Science

* 1163 Saga, an asteroid *Akar Saga, the Malay name of a leguminous climber with hard, red seeds, ''

Abrus precatorius ''Abrus precatorius'', commonly known as jequirity bean or rosary pea, is a herbaceous flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is a slender, perennial climber with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves that twines around trees, shrubs, and hedge ...

'' * ''Saga'' (bush cricket), a genus of European bush crickets *Saga, the Malay name of a tree with hard, red seeds, ''

Adenanthera pavonina ''Adenanthera pavonina'' is a Perennial plant, perennial and non-climbing species of leguminous tree. Its uses include food and drink, traditional medicine, and timber. Common names Common names for ''Adenanthera pavonina'' include Acacia co ...

'' *SAGA, Spt-Ada-Gcn5 Acetyltransferase, a

histone acetyltransferase Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) are enzymes that acetylation, acetylate conserved lysine amino acids on histone proteins by transferring an acetyl group from acetyl-CoA to form ε-N-acetyllysine, ε-''N''-acetyllysine. DNA is wrapped around his ...

complex *SAGA, Strömgren survey for Asteroseismology and Galactic Archaeology *SAGA, a stochastic variance reduction algorithm for mathematical optimisation.

Transportation

*, a ferry operated by Swedish Lloyd 1972–1977 * Alpha Saga, a 2022– American electric compact sedan *

Proton Saga The Proton Saga is a series of subcompact cars and currently city cars produced by Malaysian automobile manufacturer Proton. Introduced in 1985, the Proton Saga became the first Malaysian car and a major milestone in the Malaysian automotive in ...

, a 1985–present Malaysian subcompact car

Other uses

* ''Saga'' (magazine), men's adventure pulp magazine published by

Macfadden Publications Macfadden Communications Group is a publisher of business magazines. It has a historical link with a company started in 1898 by Bernarr Macfadden that was one of the largest magazine publishers of the twentieth century. History Macfadden Publ ...

in the 1950s–80s * Saga (cheese), a blue cheese from Denmark * Sága, a goddess in Norse mythology * Japanese gunboat Saga, a Japanese gunboat