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Bahram Rides His Piebald to the Nahravan

Bahram Rides His Piebald to the Nahravan

From E6.4, Bahram Leads His Troops against Khosrow. It illustrates E6.4.60–68:

  • E6.4.60
    A scout rode up to Bahram and he said,“A force lies two bowshots from us ahead.”
  • E6.4.61
    On hearing this, he moved his troops to fight,And called the veterans to his side outright.
  • E6.4.62
    He rode a piebald charger, nobly bred,With musk-black tail and proud, uplifted head.
  • E6.4.63
    Its hoofs were bronze; his Indian blade flashed bright,Its stroke like lightning bursting through the night.
  • E6.4.64
    He drove the horse like lightning through the plain;Izad Gashasp rode leftward in his train.
  • E6.4.65
    Hamdan Gashasp and Yalan-sina rode,Their hearts intent on strife along the road.
  • E6.4.66
    Three Turks, descended from the Khan, now sworeTo ease the burden that his army bore:
  • E6.4.67
    “If we should see the Shah ride out alone,Away from all the troops he calls his own,
  • E6.4.68
    Seized or slain, he shall be yours; your men shall restFrom every trouble by which they are pressed.”

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