num_pages: 88
description: Igor led his men into battle with the tribes of Polovetsian barbarians, disregarding the bad omen of a solar eclipse, he led his men to victory in their first battle but was overconfident and pushed his advantage too far. The Polovetsians surrounded and wiped out his army, and took him captive.
language: English
title: The Tale of the Campaign of Igor: A Russian Epic Poem of the Twelfth Century
titlecomplete: The Tale of the Campaign of Igor: A Russian Epic Poem of the Twelfth Century (A New Translation)
genres: Literature, History, Classics, School, Russian Literature, 12th Century, Russia, Medieval, Poetry, Epic
ratings_count: 805
places: Ukraine, Putyvl
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company