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Sasun storytelling traditions consolidated from sixty stories in 1939
The national epic describes the origin, development and history of a given people or ethnos. It also helps to convey episodes of self-determination or self-knowledge of the people, as well as the history of the emergence of numerous national symbols.
The national epic “David of Sasun" occupies a special place in Armenian culture. It was created in Sasun, one of the most beautiful corners of the Armenian Highlands. Sasun is the tenth gavar of the Akhdznik province in Greater Armenia. It was located in the mountains of the Armenian Taurus. Sasun is a mountainous region, on the territory of which the famous mountain peaks Tsovasar and Maratuk are located. The inhabitants of Sasun worshiped their homeland and land and were distinguished by their inherent perseverance.
The Armenian national epic was transmitted through storytellers, in the form of various stories. For example, Garegin Srvandztyants recorded one of the versions of the epic that he heard from Taronzi Krpo, and published it in 1874 under the title "David Sasunsky and the door of Mher". Then in 1889 Manuk Abegyan wrote and published another version called "David and Mher".
In 1939, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the creation of the epic, on the basis of 60 stories, a consolidated text was compiled (authors - Manuk Abegyan, Gevorg Abov, Aram Ganalanyan), giving a complete, clear idea of the epic.
