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Ben-Hur
Lew Wallace
80 days •
ⓘ 1880 • Interweaved with the life and times of Jesus, Judah of the House of Hur - a Jewish prince - is wrongfully enslaved by the Romans, becomes a charioteer, and seeks revenge.
Beowulf
Anonymous
16 days •
ⓘ 700 • A diabolical monster is slaughtering the men in the hall of the King of the Danes. The hero of the Geats arrives to battle the shadowy horror.
Egil's Saga
Snorri Sturluson
25 days •
ⓘ 1240 • An Icelandic saga spanning multiple generations of Egil Skallagrimsson‘s family, including Egil’s struggle against the king of England.
The Iliad
Homer
64 days •
ⓘ 760 BC • Homer's classic poem tells of the Trojan War, a ten year struggle filled with heroes, gods, destruction, and tragedy.
Kalevala
Elias Lönnrot
62 days •
ⓘ 1835 • Epic poem compiling Finnish oral folklore including the creation of earth. An influence on J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Odyssey
Homer
47 days •
ⓘ 700 BC • Ten years have passed since Troy fell, yet still Odysseus has not returned home. As the Greek hero struggles against nature and the gods, his son deals with the suitors vying for Penelope's attention.
Paradise Lost
John Milton
33 days •
ⓘ 1667 • An epic poem winding itself around the Biblical story of Adam, Eve, and Satan in the Garden of Eden in an effort to "justify the ways of God to men."
Time and the Gods
Lord Dunsany
15 days •
ⓘ 1906 • A series of stories from one of the most important influences on modern fantasy, woven out of Dunsany's Pegana pantheon of deities.
Volsunga Saga
Anonymous
24 days •
ⓘ 1250 • Follow the heroic exploits of Sigurd the dragon slayer in this collection of epic tales based on Viking Age poems. One of the great books of world literature.
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