Samvel Ramazyan - The Turkic epic and Theodoros Gavras: governor, commander and martyr (in Russ.)
34 Pages | 174-208 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2025.2-174 | Revceived on: 2025-06-06 | Reviewed on: 2025-06-18 | Accepted for printing on: 2025-07-11
Published in: 2025 N 2 (229) / Folklore studies
The Turkic epic “Dede Korkut” was formed in Central Asia, but as a result of the advance of the Oghuz Turkic tribes to Asia Minor, the geographical environment of the epic was transferred to the Armenian Highlands, where its final formation took place. An important circumstance is the presence of the figure of Tagavor, the Christian ruler of Trebizond and Bayberd, the opponent of the Oghuz Turks, in Chapter VI of the epic.
KeywordsTheodoros Gavras (Theodore Gabras) Byzantium Pontus Trebizond Armenia Tagavor (Takfur) “Dede Korkut” Turks.