ancient Near Eastern war song

C16356
concept

An ancient Near Eastern war song is a ritualized poetic chant or hymn that invokes deities, recounts heroic battles, and seeks divine favor or intimidation of enemies in the context of warfare.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
war ballad 1
war elegy 1

Instances (3)

Instance Via concept surface
Song of Deborah
Jangnama war ballad
Laurence Binyon poem "For the Fallen"
surface form: For the Fallen
war elegy