New Naqqaliشاهنامه
Bahram Shoots the Hair-Trailing Dragon
Book D10 · The Bahram Goor Cycle: Justice, Foreign Adventures, and End of a Reign

Bahram Shoots the Hair-Trailing Dragon

From D10.12, Bahram’s Dragon-Slaying and Visit to a Yokel. It illustrates D10.12.15–20:

  • D10.12.15
    The valiant Shah went hunting and then sawA dragon like a lion, dark and raw.
  • D10.12.16
    Long hair from its head trailed upon the ground;Its woman-like breasts swelled, immense and round.
  • D10.12.17
    Bahram Goor drew his bow with practiced art,And struck its breast with his first poplar dart.
  • D10.12.18
    He shot another straight against its head,And venom mingled with the blood it shed.
  • D10.12.19
    The king dismounted, drew his khanjar bright,And carved the dragon’s breast before their sight.
  • D10.12.20
    Within it lay a youth the beast had slain,Frozen in blood and venom’s livid stain.

In the picture

Bahram Goor
Read it in the poemIn the Illustrated PoemAll panels of Book D10
Previous · D10.10The Golden Buffaloes of JamshidNext · D10.12The Good Wife's Cow Gives Milk Again

Woodcut panels, identity sheets and banners © 2026 New Naqqali LLC, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0: share and adapt them for non-commercial use, with credit to New Naqqali. Rights & permissions.