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World folk-epics are those
epics which are not just
literary
masterpieces but also an integral part of the
worldview of a people. They were originally oral
literatures , which were later written down by either single author or several writers.
African languages
American languages
Southwest Asian languages
Bahman Nama , a Persian epic about the story of
Bahman son of
Isfandyar
Banu Goshasp Nama , a Persian epic about the daughter of
Rustam
Kush Nama , a Persian epic recounting the story of Kush the Tusked and
Abtin .
Faramarz Nama , a story about the Persian hero
Faramarz
Garshasp Nama , a Persian epic about the hero
Garshasp
Shahnameh , the
Persian "Book of Kings" by
Ferdowsi , national epic of
Greater Iran and world's longest epic poetry written by one poet
Mem and Zin , a Kurdish folk and love epic
Taghribat Bani Hilal , an Arabic epic recounting the journeys and conquests of the
Bani Hilal tribe
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights , also known as {Arabian Nights}, is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales
The Daredevils of Sassoun or
Davit of Sassoun . an Armenian folk epic
The Knight in the Panther's Skin , a
Georgian epic poem
Epic of Gilgamesh , the oldest epic of the world from
Mesopotamia
The
Hebrew Bible
East and Central Asian Languages
Epic of King Gesar , a
Tibetan epic, generally considered the longest in the world
The Secret History of the Mongols
Heike Monogatari (The Tale of the Heike), a
Japanese epic
Jewang ungi , a
Korean epic
King
Dongmyeong , a
Korean epic
Irk Bitig , a book about Turkic legends from
Dunhuang , China
Alpamysh , a
Turkic epic from Central Asia
Alp Er Tunga an ancient epic from Turkic people
Manas , a Kyrgyz epic from Central Asia , the longest epic in the world, which consists of 500 000 lines. Epic of Manas is twice as long as Mahabharata, the second longest epic in the world.
Book of Dede Korkut (Korkut Ata), an epic from
Turkmenistan ,
Kazakhstan ,
Azerbaijan ,
Turkey ,
Kyrgyzstan ,
Uzbekistan and other
Turkic nations
Oghuz-nameh , an epic from Oghuz Turkic nations (Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Turkey, as well as Turcomans of Iraq)
Kutadgu Bilig , an epic from Central Asia,
Uighurs and other
Turkic nations
Mupamipa , an epic of the
Lahu ethnic group of China
Olonkho , an epic from the Sakha people in Yakutia.
South Asian languages
Khamba Thoibi Sheireng , a
Meitei language epic poem, consisting of 39,000 lines, based on the story of
Khamba and Thoibi , from India.
Numit Kappa , a 1st-century
Meitei language epic poetry from India.
Meghnad Badh Kavya , a
Bengali language epic from
India by
Michael Madhusudan Dutt .
Mahabharata , a
Sanskrit epic from India; known as
Bharatayuddha in
Indonesia and the second longest epic in the world ( the longest epic is Epic of Manas)
Ramayana , a
Sanskrit epic from India.
Panchatantra , a Sanskrit epic of animal folktales from India.
Sarala Mahabharata, an
Odia language epic, India
Jagamohana Ramayana , an
Odia language epic poem, India
The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature , India:
Mailaralingana
Kavya , in
Kannada language , India
Manteswamy Kavya, in Kannada language, India
Malemahadeshwara kavya, in Kannada language, India
Epic of Siri , in
Tulu language from
Karnataka , India
Siri and Kotichennayya avali kavya, in
Tulu language , Karnataka, India
Southeast Asian languages
Sepha Khun Chang Khun Phaen , a
Thai epic about the adventures of Khun Phaen, a Siamese folk hero.
The Tale of Kiều , a
Vietnamese epic poem in
lục bát .
Lục Vân Tiên , a Vietnamese epic poem in
lục bát .
Klei khan Y Dam San , an epic of
Rade people in Central Highland (
Tây Nguyên ),
Vietnam .
Hikayat Hang Tuah , a
Malaccan , and
Malay epic
Bidasari , a
Malay epic
La Galigo , also known as Sureq Galigo or La Galigo, is an epic creation myth of the
Buginese people from
South Sulawesi ,
Indonesia Written in an Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language, it is the longest epic in the world.
Nagarakertagama , an
Indonesian epic
Ibong Adarna , a
Spanish-era
Tagalog epic
Biag ni Lam-Ang (Life of Lam-Ang), an epic of the
Ilocano of northern
Luzon , the
Philippines
Ibalong Epic , a 60-stanza fragment of a
Bicolano full-length folk epic of
Bicol Region of the Philippines.
Hinilawod , an epic of the Panay-Bukidnons of
Panay , the
Visayas , central
Philippines .
Darangen , an epic of the
Maranao of
Mindanao , the
Philippines . Derived from the
Ramayana
European languages
Celtic languages
Germanic Languages
Italic and Romance Languages
Slavic Languages
Serbian language
Albanian language
Greek language
Northeast Caucasian languages
folk epic Lezgin
Sharvili
See also