Armenian Legend Sasunci Davit (rough animation) #2danimation #armenia

Armenian legend Sasunci Davit (Davit of Sasun) rough animation first pass. Animated it in ToonBoom by hand using a Wacom cintiq. The epic Armenian music is by c_rouge

The Daredevils of Sassoun (also known as after its main hero David of Sassoun) is an Armenian national epic poem recounting David’s exploits. As an oral history, it dates from the 8th century, and was first put in written form in 1873 by Garegin Srvandztiants.[5][6] He also published other ethnographic books.[6]

David of Sassoun is the name of only one of the four acts, but due to the popularity of the character, the entire epic is known to the public as David of Sassoun. The epic’s full name is Sasna Tsrer (The Daredevils of Sassoun).

In 1902, the prominent Armenian poet and writer Hovhannes Tumanyan penned a poem of the same name retelling the story of the David of Sassoun in a more modern language

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