Ilya Muromets

…It is a compilation of oral folk tales, epics, hagiographies, treaties, and sermons, and became the prototype of Russian chronicles, which continued in various places until the 17th century. The protagonists of the heroic epics that were popular in Kievan Rus were often unparalleled warriors of great strength, such as Ilya Muromets. Heroic rulers who excelled in both the literary and military arts, such as Prince Monomakh, were also popular. …

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…口承の民間説話，叙事詩，聖者伝，条約文，説教などの集大成であり，17世紀まで各地で続くロシアの年代記の原型になった。　キエフ･ロシアで好まれた英雄叙事詩の主人公には，イリヤ･ムーロメツのような大力無双の勇士たちが多い。モノマフ公のような文武両道の英主も人気があった。…

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