Armenia Oral tradition: c. 9th century CEFirst set to writing: 1874 The Daredevils of Sasun (Sasna Tsrer) “David of Sassoun” is the Armenian national folk epic representing the ethos of the Armenian people in their age-old struggle for freedom from invasion and...
Kalmykia, currently a republic in Southern Russia Transmitted orally for centuries. First published in 1910. The Epic of Jangar From ancient times to modernity, epic narratives have served as cultural repositories for humanity’s deepest existential questions....
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