In the Persian epic poem Amir Arsalan, what kind of weapon is Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegār?
Amir Arsalan Amir Arsalan-e Namdar (Persian: امیر ارسلان نامدار‎ ‎ ) is a popular Persian epic, which was told to Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar, the Qajar Shah of Persia in the 19th century (though the Persian legend itself is much older), by a storyteller named "Mohammad Ali Naqib al-Mamalek" (Persian: میرزا محمدعلی نقیب‌الممالک‎ ‎ ). Mohammad never transcribed the poem himself, but the daughter of the Shah—who also loved the story—eventually transcribed it and preserved it for history.
Pavise A pavise (or pavis, pabys, or pavesen, all of these words stemming from the name of the city of Pavia, in Italy) is a large convex shield of European origin used to protect the entire body. The pavise was also made in a smaller version for hand-to-hand combat and for wearing on the back of men-at-arms. It is characterized by its prominent central ridge. The concept of using a shield to cover an archer dates to at least to the writing of Homer's "Iliad", where Ajax uses his shield to cover his half-brother Teucer, an archer, while he would "peer round" and shoot arrows.