About the book: 1948 / In the rich and varied oral creativity of the Ossetian people, the central, most honorable place is occupied by Nart tales. In them, the best thoughts and feelings, dreams and aspirations of the Ossetian people in the past were vividly expressed. The Nart epic, originating in ancient times, was formed over the course of many generations. The sparks of folk art have never faded among the Ossetian people. He carefully preserved his precious tales about the Narts, passed them on from generation to generation and carried them through the centuries. It was among the Ossetians and, of course, partly already among their distant ancestors that the core of the Nart epic was formed and its main characters emerged... What are the Narts - in their ancestral homeland, that is, among the Ossetians, and among their most consistent successors? Legendary heroes, fighters who lived in ancient times...