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I am quite ambivalent about Bahram. He is fine in many way, but he lost a lot of respect from me when he is hunting wild ass. He sees one ass fight of his male competition and then mate with the female. Bahram smiles to observe the ass's triumph, and then he kills it right in flagrante delicto. That was just bad bad bad all around.

— Mar 03, 2016 10:25AM

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Nothing is permanent--not good fortune, not bad fortune, not life itself.

— Mar 05, 2016 10:50PM

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I'm a bit in love with this story.

— Feb 26, 2016 11:41PM

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I am quite familiar with the northern European tradition. I am often amazed at how familiar the Shahnameh seems. Right nod I am marvelling at the dragons in the text. None of this wise benevolent Chinese silliness. Ferdowsi's dragons want to kill you, just as they do in real life.

— Feb 26, 2016 05:51PM

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I am amazed at how "European medieval" it seems. The cultural similarities are quite noticeable. I have already commented on the similarity of feel between this and the Old Testament.

— Feb 21, 2016 10:11PM

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Seyavash is my hero. He is, so far at least, truly noble and worthy. I think I might be in love.

— Feb 15, 2016 05:36PM

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King Kovus and Rostam -- an exciting story.

— Feb 14, 2016 05:25PM

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I am impressed with how much like the Old Testament the religious sentiments are.

— Feb 13, 2016 06:28PM

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Just finished reading the defeat of the demon-king Zahhak by Feraydun. Exciting stuff.