The Shahnameh Volume III: A New English Translation Ferdowsi Hakim Abul-Ghassem
THE SHAHNAMEH was completed in the year 1010 by the Persian poet Ferdowsi. A monumental undertaking encompassing ancient myths, legends, and history, it is one of Iran's most cherished works of…
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THE SHAHNAMEH was completed in the year 1010 by the Persian poet Ferdowsi. A monumental undertaking encompassing ancient myths, legends, and history, it is one of Iran's most cherished works of literature. Volume III opens with the battle of eleven Iranian heroes and their Tooranian counterparts. Throughout his reign, Kay Khosrow is driven by his desire to avenge the death of his father, Siaavoosh. We witness many conflicts between Iran and Tooran as their two opposing kings and their heroes continue to confront each other. The forces of good prevail: Iran's king, Kay Khosrow, successfully completes his mission on earth and kills Tooran's evil king, Afraasiyaab. Thereafter, no longer wishing to rule, Kay Khosrow relinquishes the throne and crown to one of his army leaders, Lohraasp, and vanishes into nature. Once Lohraasp abdicates to spend his remaining years in worship at the fire