It originated as a pagan saga(异教徒长篇英雄故 事)transmitted(传播)orally from one generation to the next. Court poets known as scops (游吟诗人)：the bearers of tribal history and tradition. ❖ It originated as a pagan saga (异教徒长篇英雄故 事) transmitted (传播) orally from one generation to the next. ❖ Court poets known as scops (游吟诗人) ：the bearers of tribal history and tradition