Star wars (1977-2005)
Edda (13th century)
Nibelungenlied (1200) an early critic labeled it a German "Iliad", arguing that, like the Greek epic, it goes back
to the remotest times and unites the monumental fragments of half-forgotten myths and historical personages into
a poem that is essentially national in character
the Tale of Igor's Campaign (12th century)
el Cantar del Mio Cid (1142)
la Chanson de Roland (1140)
Gesser Chan (11th century)
the Shahnameh (985 - 1010) is an enormous poetic opus written by the Persian poet
Ferdowsi, it is the national epic of the Persian speaking world
Beowulf (700) although dealing primarily with Scandinavian matters, the work has
risen to such prominence that it is sometimes called "England's national epic"
the Aeneid (19 bc)
the Mahabharata (1st century)
the Iliad (8th century bc)