Articles by Scholars

• The Shahnameh in the Armenian and Kurdish Oral Tradition (pdf). By Victoria Arakelova.
• An English Rendering of Rostam and Sohrab by Matthew Arnold based on the Shahnameh.
• Dick Davis (2005). The Legend of Seyavash.New England Review (1990-), Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 21-69. (pdf)

Articles by Major Media Venues & Various Writers (in Persian)

• Ferdowsi o Kherad (Firdowsi and Wisdom) by Shahrbaraz (in Persian).
• The Writings of Dr. AbulFazl Khatibi with respect to the Shahname and Iranian Studies (in Persian).
• Mazandaran in the Shahname-مازندران در شاهنامه- (in Persian).
• The Roots of Firdowsi Studies -سرچشمه‌های فردوسی‌شناسی- (in Persian).
• BBC Persian: -.شاهنامه فردوسی -The Shahame of Firdowsi (in Persian).
• Balatarin Website: -انتخاب اسمهای اصیل فارسی برای فرزندان در سالهای اخیر ! -Selection of Persian names for children  (in Persian)
• The Telegraph (July 24, 2010): Tajik President urges parents to select names from the Shahname

The Shahname & Legacy in Military History 

• Dr. Manouchehr M. Khorasani (دکتر منوچهر مشتاق خراساني): Transferring the Spirit of Rostam to Iranian Arms and Armor - posted in Persian at Hessam’s Blog -دميده شدن روح رستم به جنگ افزارهاي ايراني-

Flags of Iran

• The Lion and the Sun Motif of Iran: A brief Analysis -   بررسی اجمالی نشان شیر و خورشید ایران (pdf) also posted in ايرانسکوپ نيوز IranscopeNews
• Ahmad Kasravi: Tarikhch e Shir o khorshid (The History of the Lion and the Sun)-In Persian (pdf)
• BBC Persian News Service report on the Lion and Sun motif of Iranian flag
• -درفش كاويان-Dr. Khaleghi-Motlagh, “Derafsh-e Kavian”: Encyclopaedia Iranica, vol. 7, Costa Mesa, Calif., 1996.

Websites & Resources

• Professor Richard Davis’ translation of Shahname: – Shahname: The Book of Kings (2006) Viking Publishers; Winner of Persian lioness Award (2008)- see commentary by the Stanford University News,
• The Shahname Project: This site brings you a comprehensive collection of manuscripts of the Shahnama and a display of the miniature paintings in each one. There are currently 502 manuscripts and single pages recorded, 10380 records of paintings, and 6275 images from all over the world, now accessible on the Shahname website.
•  Hezareye Shahname (in Persian -pdf)
• شاهنامه فردوسی
• متن کامل شاهنامه
• Shahname.eu
• On-line Shahname from Moscow -نسخه کامل الکترونيکي از شاهنامه مسکو-
• -نسخه کامل الکترونيکی از شاهنامه فردوسی-

Movies of the Shahname (from Tajikestan)

• The Timeless Story of Rustam & Sohrab (Movie in ten Parts)
• The Tale of Siavash

Videos, Animations, Arts, Plays & Operas

• Video Recitation of Shahname Poetry Pages 1-119
• -زال و سیمرغ فردوسی؛ علی اکبر صادقی مجید انتظامی- The Zal and Simurgh of Firdowsi by Ali-Akbar Sadeghi and Majid Entezami
• Master composer Loris Tjeknavorian: Opera of Rostam and Sohrab
• Dabiri Foundation: Play of Rostam anf Sohrab
• Taham: Shahname in Rap
• Hessamoddin Shafeian: -انیمیشنهای مربوط به شاهنامه- Animations of the Shahname