A medieval Armenian epic recounting the struggle of the heroes of Sassoun against Arab invaders. Sassoun is a region of historical Armenia, now located in Turkey. The epic took shape in the 8th–10th centuries, but no later than the 13th century. It consists of four branches: the first, Sanasar and Baghdasar; the second, Mher the Elder; the third, David; and the fourth, Mher the Younger.
