World folk-epics are those epics which are not just literary masterpieces but also an integral part of the weltanschauung of a people. They were originally oral literatures, which were later written down by either single author or several writers.
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Lianja a central African epic
Silamaka a Western African epic
Sundiata an African epic
Tunkashila an American Indian epic
Cana an American Spanish epic
La Galigo,Sureq Galigo or La Galigo is an epic creation myth of the Bugis people from South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is the longest epic in the world and written in Austronesian Language(Malayo-Polinesian Language).
Alpamysh; all of Middle Asia
Annanmar Kathai the story of the brothers, a Tamil epic of the Kongu Nadu region
Bahman Nama, A Persian epic about the story of Bahman son of Isfandyar
Banu Goshasp Nama , A Persian epic about the daughter of Rustam Bidasari a Malay epic
Biag ni Lam-Ang(Life of Lam-Ang) an epic of the Ilocanos of Northern Luzon, Philippines
Darangen an epic from the Maranao people of Mindanao, Philippines
Epic of King Gesar, a Tibetan epic, generally considered the longest in the world.
Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest epic of the world from Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean world
Faramarz Nama, a story about the Persian heroe Faramarz
Garshasp Nama, a Persian epic about the heroe Garshasp
Heike Monogatari (The Tale of the Heike), a Japanese epic
Hinilawod an epic of the Panay-Bukidnons of the Visayas, Central Philippines.
Jewang ungi, a Korean epic.
Ibong Adarna, a Tagalog epic.
Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic from India; known as Bharathayudha in Indonesia
Manas an epic from Kyrgyzstan
Klei khan Y Dam San, an epic of Ede people in Central Highland (Tay Nguyen), Vietnam.
Book of Dede Korkut an epic from Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Turcomans of Iraq and other Turkic nations
Koroglu an epic from Azerbaijan and Turkey
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
Nagarakertagama an Indonesian epic
On Jerusalem an epic written in Greek based on the Old Testament characters of Abraham, Isaac and Joseph
Panchatantra, a Sanskrit epic of Indian animal folktales.
Ramayana, a Sanskrit epic from India
Sepha Khun Chang Khun Phaen, a Thai epic
Silappadhikaram a South Indian epic
Epic of Siri in Tulu language from Karnataka, India
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights a collection of stories from mostly Persian and Arabic sources
Journey to the West (also known as "Monkey"), a Chinese novel
Beowulf, an Anglo-Saxon epic written in Old English
Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire an Irish lament
Cikli i Kreshnikëve, an Albanian epic
David of Sasun, Armenian national epic about war for freedom against Arabs in 9th century
Edda, a collection of Icelandic poems
Kalevipoeg, an Estonian epic
The Knight in the Panther's Skin, a Georgian epic poem
Le Morte d'Arthur, a collection of Arthurian legends in Middle English
Mabinogion, a Welsh epic
Nibelungenlied, a German epic poem
Njál's saga, an Icelandic saga
Os Lusíadas, a Portuguese epic
Prince Marko, a Serbian epic
Táin Bó Cúailnge, an Irish epic
The Lay of the Cid, a Spanish epic.
The Tale of Igor's Campaign, a Slavic epic
Volsunga saga, a Scandinavian saga
Zoraje, a Slovene epic