Oaths
17 books featuring this theme
Oaths are formalized speech acts that guarantee truth or commitment. They structure contracts, alliances, and ritual purity.

Poetic Edda
Anonymous
1270 CE
Germanic, Norse

Prose Edda
Snorri Sturluson
1220 CE
Germanic, Norse

Atharvaveda
Anonymous
1-1000 CE
Indian, Hindu

Völsunga saga
Anonymous
1250-1270 CE
Germanic, Norse

Medea
Euripides
431 BCE
Greek

Yajurveda
Anonymous
700-200 BCE
Indian, Hindu

Jinn Lore and Desert Spirits
Anonymous
600-1900 CE
Arabic, Islamic

Brahmanas
Anonymous
800-500 BCE
Indian, Hindu

Norito
Anonymous
927 CE
East Asian, Japanese

The Myth of Etana
Anonymous
1800-1700 BCE
Mesopotamian, Akkadian

Cheoyongga
Anonymous
1200-1300 CE
East Asian, Korean

The Illuyanka Myth
Anonymous
1400-1300 BCE
Levantine, Hittite

Lithuanian Mythological Songs
Anonymous
1800-2000 CE
Slavic, Lithuanian

Kujiki
Anonymous
907-931 CE
East Asian, Japanese

Sörla þáttr
Anonymous
1387-1394 CE
Germanic, Norse

Orphic Argonautica
Anonymous
400-600 CE
Greek

Song of Release
Anonymous
1400-1300 BCE
Levantine, Hittite