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Sofrye Strikes Khoshnavaz
Book D11 · Short Reigns and a Crisis with Khoshnavaz

Sofrye Strikes Khoshnavaz

From D11.4.3, Qobad Is Freed after Sofrye’s Victory. It illustrates D11.4.3.12–15:

  • D11.4.3.12
    Then Sofrye charged out from the army’s core,With all his troops amid the battle’s roar.
  • D11.4.3.13
    Khoshnavaz rode from his vantage-ground,His sword of vengeance flashing all around.
  • D11.4.3.14
    Then Sofrye struck his head; the club’s great mightSeemed to dislodge the heavens from their height.
  • D11.4.3.15
    Khoshnavaz escaped and spurred his steedDown from the heights in flight at headlong speed.

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