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Epic Tales & Poems

A list of some of the best epics, spanning several genres from cosmic thriller to fantasy. We cover classics such as 'The Odyssey', Tolkien's works, Lovecraftian Horror, and more common tales!
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The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
1
Homer
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
2
Homer
Inferno (Dante)
Inferno
3
Dante
Purgatorio (Dante)
Purgatorio
4
Dante
Paradiso (Dante)
Paradiso
5
Dante
Epic of Gilgamesh
Epic of Gilgamesh
6
Shield of Heracles (Hesiod)
Shield of Heracles
7
Hesiod
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
8
Anonymous
Jason and the Golden Fleece (Apollonius of Rhodes)
Jason and the Golden Fleece
9
Apollonius of Rhodes
Le Morte D'Arthur (Sir Thomas Malory)
Le Morte D'Arthur
10
Sir Thomas Malory
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Anonymous)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
11
Anonymous
Idylls of the King (Alfred Lord Tennyson)
Idylls of the King
12
Alfred Lord Tennyson
The Fall of Arthur (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fall of Arthur
13
J.R.R. Tolkien
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
14
John Milton
Paradise Regained
Paradise Regained
15
Aeneid (Virgil)
Aeneid
16
Virgil
The Faerie Queene (Edmund Spenser)
The Faerie Queene
17
Edmund Spenser
Toldi- Arany János
Toldi- Arany János
18
The Legend of Sigurd and Guthrun (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Legend of Sigurd and Guthrun
19
J.R.R. Tolkien
Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
Canterbury Tales
20
Geoffrey Chaucer
The Little White Bird (J.M. Barrie)
The Little White Bird
21
J.M. Barrie
Peter Pan and Wendy (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan and Wendy
22
J.M. Barrie
The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
23
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Children of Húrin (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Children of Húrin
24
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Tale of Beren and Luthien (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Tale of Beren and Luthien
25
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fall of Gondolin (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fall of Gondolin
26
J.R.R. Tolkien
Unfinished Tales (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Unfinished Tales
27
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
28
J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
29
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
30
The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu
31
H.P. Lovecraft
The Cats of Ulthar
The Cats of Ulthar
32
Pickman's Model
Pickman's Model
33
The Music of Erich Zann
The Music of Erich Zann
34
The Dunwich Horror
The Dunwich Horror
35
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
36
H.P. Lovecraft
Narnia (The Chornicles of Narnia) (C. S. Lewis)
Narnia (The Chornicles of Narnia)
37
C. S. Lewis
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