Persian & Arabian

Sohrab

He went looking for his father, and found him in armour with no name on it.

7 chapters on the figure behind the card, researched in the Persian & Arabian mythology sources and reviewed before publication. See Sohrab’s card →

1. A Year Old at a Month He grows at a speed the poem does not pause to explain.
2. He Means to Crown His Father His plan is to depose both kings and put Rostam on the throne.
3. The White Castle He wins the fortress, spares the man he throws, and finds it emptied.
4. The Banner Nobody Showed Him He asks to be shown his father's standard, and is shown everything else.
5. He Spares Him He throws Rostam, draws the dagger — and is talked out of it.
6. The Armband The second fall, the token, and a medicine that arrives too late.
7. The Version Told in English The story most English readers know is missing the part that matters.

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