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Esfandiyar Is Chained before the Court
Book C6 · Goshtasb, Zardosht, and the War with Arjasp

Esfandiyar Is Chained before the Court

From C6.24, Goshtasb Imprisons Esfandiyar. It illustrates C6.24.30–33:

  • C6.24.30
    The king of kings cried, “Bring the chains today;Bind him before the court without delay.”
  • C6.24.31
    They brought the smiths with iron fetters grim,A yoke and heavy chain to shackle him.
  • C6.24.32
    They bound his hands and feet before them all;The court wept bitterly throughout the hall.
  • C6.24.33
    They set a chain about his neck, then ledHim out, as Goshtasb’s royal order said.

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EsfandiyarGoshtasb
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