Samak the Ayyar : : A Tale of Ancient Persia.
The adventures of Samak, a trickster-warrior hero of Persia’s thousand-year-old oral storytelling tradition, are beloved in Iran. Samak is an ayyar, a warrior who comes from the common people and embodies the ideals of loyalty, selflessness, and honor—a figure that recalls samurai, ronin, and knight...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- PART I
- SECTION 1 The Princess of Chin
- 1 The Sun Prince
- 2 The Mystery of the Ring
- 3 The Witch Nurse
- 4 A Minstrel Maiden
- 5 The Witch’s Dungeon
- 6 The Vizier’s Son
- 7 A Fatal Banquet
- SECTION 2 The People’s Defenders
- 8 The Grave Robber
- 9 The Prince of Machin
- 10 Stone Alley
- 11 Surrendering the Princess
- 12 Refuge Among Warriors
- 13 A Clash of Champions
- 14 Samak and Atashak
- 15 The Truce
- SECTION 3 Machin
- 16 An Impregnable Fortress
- 17 Reinforcements
- 18 In the Enemy’s City
- 19 The Brothers
- 20 Enemy Agents
- 21 Rescue from Torture
- 22 New Friends
- SECTION 4 Falaki Fortress
- 23 An Ocean of Warriors
- 24 Victory and Defeat
- 25 The Missing Princess
- 26 A Brave Envoy
- 27 The Wedding Thief
- 28 Sorkhvard’s Secret
- 29 Trail of a Lion
- 30 Massacre in a Canyon
- 31 Lovers Reunited
- PART II
- SECTION 5 Zafron Plains
- 32 Kings Bargain, Ayyars Dig
- 33 A Royal Marriage
- 34 Samak Fears for His Friends
- 35 Newlyweds Abducted
- 36 Battle of Princes
- 37 A Watchman’s Reward
- 38 Samak Is Captured
- SECTION 6 Twelve Canyons
- 39 An Ayyar’s Daughter
- 40 The Royal Ring
- 41 The Ayyars of Twelve Canyons
- 42 Rescued by Her Rival
- 43 A Clan Divided
- 44 A Double Rescue
- 45 An Army Ambushed
- 46 Wine for a Feast
- 47 A Locked Gate
- 48 Message From a Princess
- SECTION 7 Guran Meadow
- 49 An Ayyar’s Reward
- 50 A Life for a Life
- 51 In the Giant’s Lair
- 52 Death of a Prince
- 53 The Stone Warriors
- 54 A Plate of Halvah
- 55 Head of a Hero
- To Be Continued
- Guide to Kingdoms and Characters