Poetry · Character
Sohrab
A young Tartar champion who rises before dawn to seek single combat, unknowing that the father he longs for waits among the Persian lords.
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Also known as The young Sohrab
First appearance: i
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Sohrab alone lies wakeful in the Tartar camp by the Oxus, rising before the grey fog lifts to walk through the black tents toward Peran-Wisa. He is young, lion-hearted, and hungry for a fame that might reveal his hidden…
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- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Persian epic heroes
- Miscellaneous literary figures
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Rostam
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Rostam unknowingly kills his own son Sohrab in battle, a tragic father-son relationship… How this plays out →
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