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.
== African languages ==
Bayajidda, a West African epic
Eri, a West African epic
Lianja, a Central African epic
Oduduwa, a West African epic
Silamaka, a West African epic
Epic of Sundiata, a West African epic
== American languages ==
Tunkashila, an American Indian epic in English
by Gerald Hausman
La Araucana, an American Spanish epic
Popol Vuh, a Maya K'ich'e epic
== Asian languages ==
La Galigo, also known as Sureq Galigo or La
Galigo, is an epic creation myth of the Bugis
people from South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Written in an Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian)
language, it is one of the longest epics in
the world.
Alpamysh, a Turkic epic of Middle Asia
Bahman Nama, a Persian epic about the story
of Bahman son of Isfandyar
Banu Goshasp Nama, a Persian epic about the
daughter of Rustam
Taghribat Bani Hilal, an Arabic epic recounting
the journeys and conquests of the Bani Hilal
tribe
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
Daredevils of Sassoun, Armenian national epic
about war for freedom against Arabs in the
9th century
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 hero
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 Panay, the Visayas, central Philippines.
Jewang ungi, a Korean epic
Ibong Adarna, a Spanish-era Tagalog epic
Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic from India; known
as Bharatayuddha in Indonesia
Manas, an epic from Kyrgyzstan
Meghnad Badh Kavya, a Bengali language epic
from India by Michael Madhusudan Dutt.
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
Panchatantra, a Sanskrit epic of Indian animal
folktales
Ramayana, a Sanskrit epic from India
Sepha Khun Chang Khun Phaen, a Thai epic about
the adventures of Khun Phaen, a Siamese folk
hero.
Shahnameh, the Persian "Book of Kings" by
Ferdowsi, national epic of Greater Iran and
world's longest epic poetry written by one
poet
Silappadhikaram, a Tamil Jain epic from Tamil
Nadu, India
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
The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature:
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
== European languages ==
Aeneid, a 
Roman epic
L'Atlàntida, a Catalan literary epic
The Baptism on the Savica, a Slovene literary
epic
Beowulf, an Anglo-Saxon epic written in Old
English
Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire, an Irish lament
Cikli i Kreshnikëve, an Albanian epic
Edda, a collection of Icelandic poems
Iliad, an Ancient Greek epic
Kalevala, a Finnish epic
Kalevipoeg, an Estonian epic
The Daredevils of Sassoun or Davit of Sassoun
an Armenian folk epic
The Knight in the Panther's Skin, a Georgian
epic poem
Lāčplēsis, a Latvian epic
Le Morte d'Arthur, a collection of Arthurian
legends in Middle English
Mabinogion, a compilation of Welsh myths and
legends
Nibelungenlied, a German epic poem
Njál's saga, an Icelandic saga
Odyssey, an Ancient Greek epic
On Jerusalem an epic written in Greek based
on the Old Testament characters of Abraham,
Isaac and Joseph
Os Lusíadas, a Portuguese literary epic
Pan Tadeusz, a Polish literary epic
Táin Bó Cúailnge, an Irish epic
The Lay of the Cid, a mediaeval Spanish epic.
Theogony, an Ancient Greek epic
The Song of Roland, a mediaeval French epic.
The Tale of Igor's Campaign, a Slavic epic
Volsunga saga, a Scandinavian saga
== See also ==
List of epic poems
National epic
National myth
Founding myth
