What is the single best epic poem of all time?

[Eyes of Nine]

Spenser's Faerie Queen

 

[GreyLord]

Best...very subjective...I'll go with Rime of the Ancient Mariner already mentioned...

But Greatest or had the greatest impact...probably one of the religious texts that were written in poetic form.

 

[briggart]

Narn i Chîn Húrin.

A Túrin Turambar, Turun Ambartanen!

 

[Bedrockgames]

Best...very subjective...I'll go with Rime of the Ancient Mariner already mentioned...

I have to agree with those who said this. Not sure what our parameters are for epic poem but Coleridge definitely does it for me

After that for me it would be the Divine Comedy

 

[Clint_L]

I have an image of the fallen angel version of Satan tattooed onto my arm, along with the lines "The mind is its own place, and in itself / Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven." So you can guess my answer.

And the dude was blind when it composed he through dictating to his daughters. Astonishing!