ISSN 1829-4618

ON THE MAIN EPISODES OF THE EPIC POEM ABOUT ARMENIAN-ARAB ALLIANCE

By: Tork Dalalyan, PhD, Institute of Literature, NAS RA

The most famous Armenian epic poem, “Daredevils of Sassoun” (“Sasna Tsrer”), is a folk heroic poem about the centuries-old conflict between Christian Armenians and idolater Arabs. In contrast, there was another epic poem in which Armenians and Arabs acted as allies. During the Soviet period the study of this epic poem remained in the shadows, as its main character was a real historical figure, the Armenian Catholicos of that time.

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