Saga is, in Norse mythology, a goddess of the Æsir, and may be another name for Frigg. Like Frigg, she seems to be a wife and drinking companion of Odin. Jump to: navigation, search Norse or Scandinavian mythology refers to the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ... The Æsir (pron. ... Jump to: navigation, search Frigg spinning the clouds Frigg or Frigga was, in Norse mythology, said to be foremost among the goddesses, 1 the wife of Odin, queen of the Æsir, and goddess of the sky. ... Jump to: navigation, search Odin is considered to be the supreme god of late Germanic and Norse mythology. ...
She lives in Sokkvabekkr, "hall of the sunk benches" (possibly a ship).
The name could mean "seeing one" or (less probable) "announcer".
In Norse mythology, Frigg is the goddess of marriage.
In Norse mythology, Sif was a goddess of crops and fertility, married married to Thor.
In Norse mythology, Thor was the son of Odin, husband of Sif, and a member of the Aesir, he was the god of thunder and the main enemy of the giants, smashing their heads with his mighty hammer Mjollnir which to wield he needed iron gloves and a belt of strength.
Saga is usually a narrative, either in poems or prose, dealing with historical, legendary and mythical subjects, written in Old Norse, during the 13th-14th century.
The Völsunga narrated the entire saga of family of Sigurd (Völsungs) and the Giukings or the Niflungs (the Nibelungs in the German myth).
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