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The Shahnameh in Maps·Book B8 · The Tragedy of Rostam & Sohrab

Rostam and Sohrab Meet in Combat

B8.18
Map: Rostam and Sohrab Meet in Combat
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Rostam and Sohrab fight with short spears, swords, gorz and arrows, then grapple, but neither can unseat the other. Sohrab strikes Rostam’s shoulder and mocks his age. Each then ravages the other’s army, and they part at nightfall to fight again at dawn.

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