1230 to 1280 – Family sagas (such as Laxdæla saga) 1280 to 1300 – Works that focus more on style and storytelling than just writing down history (such as Njáls saga) Early fourteenth century – Historical tradition; Fourteenth century – Fiction; List of sagas. Atla saga Ótryggssonar; Bandamanna saga; Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss