Motif
Accusation after unauthorized battle
accusation_after_unauthorized_battle
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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persian
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Persian Literature, Volume 1 LOHURSP / GUSHTSP, AND THE FAITH OF ZERDUSHT / THE HEFT-KHAN OF ISFENDIYR / CAPTURE OF THE BRAZEN FORTRESS; lines 12874-12966 confidence: high
Bahman tells Isfendiyr that two family members were killed by warriors of Zabul; Isfendiyr accuses Rustem, Rustem denies knowledge, offers to surrender kin, and Isfendiyr insists on killing Rustem instead.
The passage frames the duel through Bahman's report, Isfendiyr's accusation of treachery, and Rustem's claim that the fight was begun without his permission.
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