Recs if you like Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings...

Famous epic poems from a range of different countries

A list of medieval classics for those who are new to the genre. This list isn’t fully finished; recommendations welcome!

a reading list to understand the complex politics, history and culture of Iran without the biases of western media

Every culture has stories of creation, explaining how things came to be, telling of heroes, divine beings and the people. I want to learn more of different stories so I’m adding the translated versions where possible.

Theological epic poetry, which includes biblical epics (Paradise lost) and others.