ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Nart saga

Imagine you're playing pretend with your friends, and you make up a really cool story about some heroes who go on adventures together. That's kind of like what the Nart Saga is, except people have been telling the story for thousands of years before anyone wrote it down.

The Nart Saga is a big collection of stories from a place called the Caucasus Mountains. There are lots of different tribes or groups of people who live there, and they all have their own versions of the tales. Some of the stories are about gods and goddesses who control the world, and some are about heroes who fight monsters, fall in love, and do other exciting things.

One important thing to remember is that the people who tell the Nart Saga stories don't just say them word-for-word every time. They might add details or change things depending on the audience or what's happened to them recently. That means that even if you've heard one version of a story, you might hear a different version with new surprises later on.

There's so much to learn about the Nart Saga that it would take a really long time to explain it all. But maybe you can find some of the stories online or at a library and read them for yourself!