Nariman () is an ancient
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
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name meaning "faith and brightness".
He is the son of
Gershasp, and father of
Sām
Sām (), also transliterated Saam, is a mythical hero of ancient Persia, and an important character in the Shahnameh
The ''Shahnameh'' (, ), also transliterated ''Shahnama'', is a long epic poem written by the Persian literature, Persian p ...
who himself is grandfather of
Rostam
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the hero (Rostam's father was
Zal).
Nariman in Shahnameh
Nariman was reported in Shahnameh at the time of
Fereydun
Fereydun (, ; New Persian: , ''Fereydūn/Farīdūn'') is an Iranian mythical king and hero from the Pishdadian dynasty. He is known as an emblem of victory, justice, and generosity in Persian literature.
According to Abolala Soudavar, Fereydun ...
.
[But this report cannot be credible. His life should be related laters] According to the Shahnameh, Nariman was one of Fereydun allies during the reign of Fereydun.
Nariman perished in the war that led to the siege of a fortress on
Mount Sepand.
This story is told by
Zāl
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for
Rostam
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, death_place = Kabulistan
, death_cause = With the conspiracy of his half-brother Shaghad, he fell into a we ...
to persuade him Nariman revenge on the inhabitants of the castle.
References
Sources
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Ferdowsi
Abu'l-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi (also Firdawsi, ; 940 – 1019/1025) was a Persians, Persian poet and the author of ''Shahnameh'' ("Book of Kings"), which is one of the world's longest epic poetry, epic poems created by a single poet, and the gre ...
Shahnameh. From the Moscow version. Mohammed Publishing.
External links
Shahnameh characters
Shahnameh stories
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