March 8 1010 – Persian Poet Ferdowsi Completes the Epic Shahnameh

March 8 1010 – Persian Poet Ferdowsi Completes the Epic ShahnamehRate this post *Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Throughout the history of civilization, humans have been known to relate important lessons or describe ancient history using words. While Western societies might point to the Greek author Homer as a father of the literary medium, Persians would identify Ferdowsi or Firdausi as the chief architect of their tradition, pointing in particular to his epic poem Shahnameh, finished on March 8, 1010. Loosely translated as “Book of Kings,” it offers an account of the twists and turns of Persia from the beginning of time until his day. Born around 940, Ferdowsi grew up […]