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The ShahnamehThe Shahnameh
From the creation of the world to the Arab conquest, the deeds of Persia's kings and heroes unfold, above all the tragic strongman Rostam, in a torrent of battles, love affairs, and fathers and sons undone by fate. The national epic of Iran.
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A thousand years old and still the beating heart of Persian culture, a cascade of heroism and heartbreak as grand as Homer. The book that saved a language and a people's memory of themselves.
Folklore in this book
The Grove · Persian folkloreThe heroes, kings, and demons of the Shahnameh, Ferdowsi’s Book of Kings: mighty Rostam, the serpent-tyrant Zahhak, and the Simurgh, the wisdom-bird at the summit of the world. Painted in gold and lapis by the masters of the Persian miniature.The Simurgh · Zal · Rostam · Rakhsh and 16 moreEnter the realm →SettingMythic & ancient Persia
A legendary Persia of fire-temples, paladins, and divine kingship, looking back across millennia from the edge of the Islamic age that was remaking the poet's own world.