Investigating the Ideological Connection between Royal splendor and Heroic Splendor in Shahname of Ferdowsi

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mohaddese al-sadat Rezaie Kalatemirhasan 1
Amir Elhami 2
1 Master's degree in Persian Language and Literature, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
2 PhD in Persian Language and Literature, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Member of the Persian Language and Literature Department, Khayyam University of Mashhad
http://doi.org/10.22034/heroic.2025.3.4.01
Abstract
The word splendor means glory, radiance and divine approval. It has different types like divine splendor, royal splendor, common splendor, priest splendor, heroic splendor and Iranian splendor.
One of the most important types of splendor is royal splendor which is a requirement for the reign of kings. Beside glorious kings, there have always been famous heroes who serve the king and benefit from his support. In this paper, royal and heroic splendors have been studied and, in fact, royal splendor confirms and strengthen heroic splendor. It means that as long as the hero serves the king he owns splendor but when he stays away from the king he is deprived of splendor since heroic splendor lies upon the approval and confirmation of royal splendor and is directly connected to it.

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Journal of Heroic Literature
Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 4
Vol. 3, No. 1, Issue: 4, Spring & Summer 2025
July 2025
Pages 1-18