Sasna Tsrer

E193090

Sasna Tsrer is an Armenian national epic about the legendary heroes of Sassoun who defend their land against foreign invaders.

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Sasna Tsrer canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Armenian national epic ⓘ
folk epic ⓘ
oral epic poem ⓘ
associatedWith Armenian national identity ⓘ
audience Armenian-speaking communities ⓘ
containsElement hyperbolic feats of strength ⓘ
legendary battles ⓘ
mythological beings ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Armenia ⓘ
culturalSignificance key work of Armenian oral tradition ⓘ
symbol of Armenian resistance ⓘ
featuresCharacter Baghdasar ⓘ
David of Sassoun ⓘ
Mher the Great ⓘ
Mher the Younger ⓘ
Sanasar ⓘ
firstWrittenDown 19th century ⓘ
function moral and patriotic education ⓘ
preservation of historical memory ⓘ
genre epic poetry ⓘ
heroic legend ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Daredevils of Sassoun ⓘ
David of Sassoun (epic) ⓘ
linked to: David of Sassoun
hasCulturalStatus national epic of Armenia ⓘ
hasMotif combat with foreign rulers ⓘ
magical horse of the hero ⓘ
miraculous birth of heroes ⓘ
single hero defending homeland ⓘ
hasPart cycle of four main branches ⓘ
includesTheme heroism ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ
struggle against oppression ⓘ
supernatural strength ⓘ
influenced Armenian literature ⓘ
Armenian music ⓘ
Armenian visual arts ⓘ
language Armenian ⓘ
mainLocation Sassoun ⓘ
narrativeFocus defense of homeland ⓘ
struggle against foreign invaders ⓘ
preservationEffort collected by Armenian folklorists ⓘ
recognizedAs masterpiece of Armenian folklore ⓘ
regionOfFolklore Sassoun region ⓘ
linked to: Sasun region

Western Armenia ⓘ
relatedTo Armenian heroic songs ⓘ
Caucasian epic traditions ⓘ
settingPeriod medieval era ⓘ
transmissionMethod oral tradition ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Daredevils of Sassoun → alsoKnownAs → Sasna Tsrer ⓘ
Pokr Mher → appearsIn → Sasna Tsrer ⓘ
Sanasar → partOfWork → Sasna Tsrer ⓘ
Baghdasar → appearsIn → Sasna Tsrer ⓘ
David of Sassoun cycle → alsoKnownAs → Sasna Tsrer ⓘ