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Turkish epic myths live on - Turkish Daily News Apr 05, 2008

"Turkish epic myths live on
Saturday, April 5, 2008

[HH] These tales, many of which have been collected, and recorded because they were basically transmitted orally, are stories that provide tantalizing clues but no real facts that could associate myth with known facts or people [HH] Ergenekon is the name of the small mountain valley that the Huns took over and where they lived for 400 years until they had become too numerous to continue staying there any longer [HH] Many of the Turkic epics were written down centuries after the originals were created and in the process separate events were elaborated or incorporated in many"

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