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The 12 pages that link to National myth, each with the reason it gives.

• Historical novelRelated: Fiction can reinforce or challenge narratives that nations tell about their origins.

• MythologyRelated: Mythic storytelling can be recast to express political identity and collective memory.

• NationRelated: Such stories make a diverse population's shared past feel coherent.

• Civil religionRelated: Civil religion can give national origin stories the force of sacred truth.

• Battle of CovadongaNarrower topic: Covadonga’s symbolic role exceeds what the evidence can establish about the battle.

• Matter of BritainRelated: British rulers and writers have used Arthurian stories to imagine Britain’s past and unity.

• National heroRelated: Hero stories often compress national beginnings and ideals into a memorable narrative.

• ThanksgivingRelated: The familiar founding story can simplify a more complex colonial history.

• Jules MicheletRelated: Michelet’s personification of France helped turn historical narrative into a powerful national story.

• Ivan VazovRelated: His poems and novels gave literary form to stories of Bulgarian sacrifice and liberation.

• Origin mythRelated: Modern national origin stories can adapt mythic patterns to political purposes.

• National dayRelated: A simplified founding story can dominate the holiday’s official narrative.