Hujír

Family: Irán · Role: warrior · First appears: Story of Sohráb · Part 3

Life events

• Sohráb defeats Hujír, spares him, and sends him captive to Húmán.(Story of Sohráb · Part 3)
  • With: Sohráb Húmán
  • “Sohráb, advancing, hurls his steady spear Full on the middle of the vain Hujír, Who staggers in his seat. With proud disdain The youth now flings him headlong on the plain, And quick dismounting, on his heaving breast Triumphant stands, his Khunjer firmly prest, To strike the head off--but the blow was stayed--Trembling, for life, the craven boaster prayed. That mercy granted eased his coward mind, Though, dire disgrace, in captive bonds confined, And sent to Húmán, who amazed beheld How soon Sohráb his daring soul had quelled.”
• Hujír is defeated by Sohráb and taken captive.(Story of Sohráb · Part 4 · 📍 the plain)
  • With: Sohráb
  • “The bold Hujír lies vanquished on the plain, And drags a captive's ignominious chain;”
• Sohráb questions his captive Hujír about the Persian leaders.(Story of Sohráb · Part 8)
  • With: Sohráb
  • “He called Hujír, the captive Chief addressed, And anxious thus, his soul's desire expressed: “A prisoner thou, if freedom's voice can charm, And dungeon darkness fill thee with alarm, That freedom merit, shun severest woe, And truly answer what I ask to know!”
• Hujír conceals Rustem's identity, falsely claiming he came from distant China.(Story of Sohráb · Part 8)
  • With: Rustem
  • “Trembling for Rustem's life the captive groaned; Basely his country's glorious boast disowned, And said the Chief from distant China came--”

Story of Sohráb · Part 3

• enemies with Sohráb “Sohráb, advancing, hurls his steady spear Full on the middle of the vain Hujír, Who staggers in his seat. With proud disdain The youth now flings him headlong on the plain,”

Story of Sohráb · Part 4

• enemies with Sohráb (Sohráb has defeated Hujír.) “The bold Hujír lies vanquished on the plain, And drags a captive's ignominious chain;”

Story of Sohráb · Part 5

• enemies with Sohráb (Sohráb is the youthful champion described in the king's message.) “Hujír is vanquished, ruin tracks his way;”

Story of Sohráb · Part 8

• with Sohráb (Sohráb interrogates Hujír, his captive.) “A prisoner thou, if freedom's voice can charm, And dungeon darkness fill thee with alarm, That freedom merit, shun severest woe, And truly answer what I ask to know!”

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Extracted from the original text of The Sháh Námeh. Made with Rho MD.