Elam | |
| Biographical Information | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Camp of Arslan |
| Language | Parsian |
| Birth | P.E. 307 |
| Family | |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Elam (エラム Eramu? ) was Narsus's attendant and a member of the Camp of Arslan that fought against the Lusitanian invasion.
Appearance[]
Elam is a boy who appears to be around the same age as Arslan. He is described as a boy with black hair. When he becomes17, he gets taller than average men, but a bit shorter than Narsus. He is a good looking young man and when he walks the city incognito with Arslan, girls will look back at them.
Personality[]
Cunning in his own way, he acted as spy to gather useful information through various disguises. He was attentive and careful and he was fairly skilled with both a sword and a bow. He was also good at cooking, as he had been praised for his culinary skills repeatedly by Narsus, Daryun and Arslan. He was very loyal. He was very proud, but also sensitive about his position as a servant.
He was polite towards his teammates (especially Arslan) and worked well with others. On occasion, he has been a bit immature, as shown when he argued with Alfarīd over whose food Narsus liked better.
History[]
Elam and his parents were liberated by Narsus from slavery. Afterwards, Elam continued to serve Narsus as an attendant rather than a slave. He lived with Narsus who treated him like his own son, he was disciplined and taught by Narsus.
After he fought for retaking the Kingdom with Arslan and others, he continued to serve Arslan as the commander of the royal guard. However, when the closest of Arslan's companion gathers, he still willingly served them as attendants. As he himself had been a quite skilled attendant, he sometimes showed strict attitude toward court ladies.
He often accompanied Arslan's visit incognito in the city.
He once visited Turk on duty with Gieve and Jaswant. Later, he accompanied Arslan's expeditionary force and traveled through Turan, Turk, and Sindhura.
In the Court, Elam met Aisha, who once served Tahamine in Badakhshan and came to the capital city with Isfan. Elam often scolded her as she always made a blunder.
He also accompanied the one toward Misr, but there he lost one of his most important person, Narsus.
Only less than 5 months later, he lost most of his companions and also his only King in the war to defeat Zahhāk. Arslan gave him the great task of keeping Roknabad and to find a person who can drag out the sword which is the sign that the person is capable of inherit the will of the king and has the right to succeed the throne.
He moved to Sindhura with Gieve and Farangis as Arslan wished, and lived with other immigrants among which are Nasrin and Ayyar. He looked after Ayyar and educated him with others as if he is his real son. Elam got Married with Aisha in Pars era 330, but they never got their own child. Unfortunately, Ayyar wasn't the successor of the throne, so Elam kept searching for the person, and during which, he often took part in expedition force of Sindhura with Gieve. At the age of 68, when all the others who rememberd Arslan had passed away, he finally found the successor of the throne, who is Rostam, son of Ayyar. When he understood that his mission was completed, Arslan and all the other members of the King's 16 generals arrived in a cavalry, and Elam willingly accompanied their departure.[1]
Etymology[]
Elam comes from Sumerian elam(a), and in Hebrew it means "hidden" or "eternity."
Inspiration[]
Elam shares his name with the historical Kingdom and Empire that preceded the Persians. Southern Iran was known as the territory of Elam from the 30th century BCE to the Persian conquest in 540 BCE. Afterwards a province in Southwestern Iran of the core territories of former Elam bore the name as well.
In the Bible, Elam is also the name of one of the sons of Shem, who in turn was one of the sons of Noah. According to the Bible, Elam was the founder of the Elamite Kingdom.
Portrayal in adaptations[]
1991-1995: The Heroic Legend of Arslān (OVA):
- Elam is depicted with dark skin and long black hair which he keeps tied in a low ponytail.
2014: The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2013 manga):
- Elam is shown with short brown hair and large green eyes. He wears a light tan, short sleeved tunic over a long sleeved black shirt, a long brown scarf, green pants, and black thigh high boots.
Notes
References
- ↑ Novel voi.16