Husro & Shirin
Description
Husro (and Khosrow) means King, and in this story, the Husro Parviz loves the Princess Shirin. The romance begins in their youth when Parviz dreams of one day marrying the most beautiful woman. In his search for the woman meeting the dream’s description, he discovers that the Armenian Princess Shirin must be his foretold bride. Over the years, the two fall in love, but a series of artfully crafted events keep them from being together until they are well into middle age.
This story has all of the components of an epic legend: the princess more beautiful than any other woman, the daring and intelligent King, wise advisors and prophecies, a love triangle, a war that delays true love, marriage to another, and, of course, tragic death.