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Lahhak Weeps as He Looses His Arrows
Book C3 · The Battle of the Twelve Rukhs

Lahhak Weeps as He Looses His Arrows

From C3.45, The Deaths of Lahhak and Farshidvard. It illustrates C3.45.24–29:

  • C3.45.24
    When Lahhak saw his brother’s lifeless face,And knew his strife had ended in that place,
  • C3.45.25
    He shook with grief; his sight grew dim with pain,And darkness veiled the world upon the plain.
  • C3.45.26
    He wearied of his life and strung his bow,Then drew it taut to answer blow with blow.
  • C3.45.27
    He shot at Gostaham; from either eyeHis tears poured down as arrows crossed the sky.
  • C3.45.28
    Their arrows flew, and neither shot in vain;Not one fell harmless on the dusty plain.
  • C3.45.29
    Both men were wounded; then their swords flashed bareAnd clashed, their fierce clang ringing through the air.

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Farshidvard (Viseh)Gostaham (son of Gazhdaham)Lahhak
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