Short description: None 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. ## Contents * 1 African languages * 2 American languages * 3 Southwest Asian languages * 4 East and Central Asian Languages * 5 South Asian languages * 6 Southeast Asian languages * 7 European languages * 7.1 Greek language * 7.2 Italic and Romance Languages * 7.3 Celtic languages * 7.4 Germanic Languages * 7.5 Slavic Languages * 7.5.1 Serbian language * 8 See also ## African languages * Bayajidda, a West African epic * Eri, a West African epic * Kebra Nagast, an Ethiopian epic * Lianja, a Central African epic * Mwindo, a Central African epic * Oduduwa, a West African epic * Silamaka, a West African epic * Epic of Sundiata, a West African epic ## American languages * La Araucana, an American Spanish epic * Popol Vuh, a Maya K'ich'e epic * Diné Bahaneʼ, a Navajo epic ## 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. * Taghribat Bani Hilal, an Arabic epic recounting the journeys and conquests of the Bani Hilal tribe * 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 * 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 * The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of stories from mostly Persian and Arabic sources ## East and Central Asian Languages * Epic of King Gesar, a Tibetan epic, generally considered the longest in the world * Heike Monogatari (The Tale of the Heike), a Japan ese 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 Turkic epic from East Asia * 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 * Journey to the West (also known as "Monkey"), a Chinese novel * Mupamipa, an epic of the Lahu ethnic group of China ## South Asian languages * Khamba Thoibi, a Manipuri epic poem from India. * Meghnad Badh Kavya, a Bengali language epic from India by Michael Madhusudan Dutt. * Numit Kappa, a 1st-century Manipuri epic poetry from India. * Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic from India; known as Bharatayuddha in Indonesia and the longest epic in the world. * Ramayana, a Sanskrit epic from India. * Panchatantra, a Sanskrit epic of animal folktales from India. * Epic of Siri, in Tulu language from Karnataka, India * The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature, India: * Silappatikaram * Manimekalai * Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi * Valayapathi * Kundalakesi * Mailaralingana Kavya, in Kannada language, India * Manteswamy Kavya, in Kannada language, India * Malemahadeshwara kavya, in Kannada language, India * Siri and Kotichennayya avali kavya, in Tulu language, Karnataka, India ## Southeast Asian languages * Hikayat Hang Tuah, a Malaccan, and Malay epic * Bidasari, a Malay epic * Biag ni Lam-Ang (Life of Lam-Ang), an epic of the Ilocano of northern Luzon, the Philippines * Darangen, an epic of the Maranao of Mindanao, the Philippines . Derived from the Ramayana * Hinilawod, an epic of the Panay-Bukidnons of Panay, the Visayas, central Philippines . * Ibalong Epic, a 60-stanza fragment of a Bicolano full-length folk epic of Bicol Region of the Philippines. * The Tale of Kiều, a Vietnamese epic poem in lục bát. * Ibong Adarna, a Spanish-era Tagalog epic * Klei khan Y Dam San, an epic of Ede people in Central Highland (Tây Nguyên), Vietnam. * Nagarakertagama, an Indonesian epic * Sepha Khun Chang Khun Phaen, a Thai epic about the adventures of Khun Phaen, a Siamese folk hero. * 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. ## European languages * Cikli i Kreshnikëve, an Albanian epic * Kalevala, a Finland epic * Kalevipoeg, an Estonian epic * Lāčplēsis, a Latvian epic ### Greek language * Iliad, an Ancient Greece epic * Odyssey, an Ancient Greece epic * On Jerusalem an epic written in Greek based on the Old Testament characters of Abraham, Isaac and Joseph * Theogony, an Ancient Greece epic ### Italic and Romance Languages * Aeneid, a Roman epic * Os Lusíadas, a Portuguese literary epic * The Lay of the Cid, a mediaeval Spain epic * The Song of Roland, a mediaeval France epic ### Celtic languages * Mabinogion, a compilation of Welsh myths and legends * Matter of Britain, a compilation of Welsh myths and legends * Mythological Cycle, a compilation of Irish myths and legends * Ulster Cycle, a compilation of Irish myths and legends * Fenian Cycle, a compilation of Irish myths and legends * Cycles of the Kings, a compilation of Irish myths and legends * Táin Bó Cúailnge, an Irish epic * Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire, an Irish lament ### Germanic Languages * Beowulf, an Anglo-Saxon epic written in Old English * Edda, a collection of Icelandic poems * Le Morte d'Arthur, a collection of Arthurian legends in Middle English * Nibelungenlied, a German epic poem * Njál's saga, an Icelandic saga * Volsunga saga, a Scandinavian saga * The Lion of Flanders, a Flemish national epic ### Slavic Languages * The Baptism on the Savica, a Slovene literary epic * The Mountain Wreath, a Montenegrin epic poem * Epic of the Forgotten, a Bulgarian poetic saga * Judita, a Croatian epic * On the Track of the Sun – The Red Warriors from Chorasmia, a Croatian epic * Pan Tadeusz, a Polish literary epic * The Tale of Igor's Campaign, an East Slavic epic #### Serbian language ## See also * List of epic poems * National epic * National myth * Founding myth 0.00 (0 votes) Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List of world folk-epics. 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