Seven Pillars of Wisdom · Character
Sherif Nasir
The forerunner of Feisal's movement, a Sherif of gardens turned unwilling soldier, who fired the revolt's first shot at Medina.
supporting
Also known as Nasir, Poor Nasir, the gracious aristocratic Nasir
First appearance: Book IV: Extending to Akaba
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Arrives at the camp, having been the forerunner of Feisal's movement and containing Wejh.
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Nasir is the revolt's opener of roads: a man of gardens and sensitive eyes who has been at war since boyhood and whose record from Medina to Aleppo is, in Lawrence's telling, unblemished. He supports Feisal as second in…
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- Other
Character groups
- Arab Revolt Leadership
- Diverse Support Figures
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
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See Sherif Nasir in Book IV: Extending to Akaba