KalevalaThe Kalevala is the national epic of Karelia and Finland and one of the most significant works of Finnish literature. Today's modern version was compiled in the 19th century by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology. The epic tells the story about the Creation of Earth, describing the controversies and retaliatory voyages between the peoples of the land of Kalevala called Väinölä and the land of Pohjola and their various protagonists and antagonists, as well as the construction and robbery of the mythical wealth-making machine Sampo. |
Contents
Wainamoinens Weddingsongs | |
Origin of the Serpent | |
The Unwelcome Guest | |
The Mothers Counsel | |
The Isle of Refuge | |
The Frostfiend | |
Kullerwoinen Son of Evil | |
Kullervo as a Shepherd | |
Wainioinens Rescue | |
Maiden of the Rainbow | |
Origin of Iron | |
Ilmarinen Forges the Sampo | |
Lemminkainens Lament | |
Kyllikkis Broken | |
Lemminikainens Second Wooing | |
Death of Lemminkainen | |
Lemminkainens Restoration | |
Wainamoinens Boatbuilding | |
Wainamoinen Finds the Lostword | |
The Rival Suitors | |
Ilmarinens Wooing | |
The Brewing of Beer | |
Ilmarinens Weddingfeast | |
The Brides Farewell | |
Osmotar the Brideadviser | |
The Brides Farewell | |
Book II | |
Kullervo and the Cheatcake | |
Kullervo Finds His Tribefolk | |
Kullervos Evil Deeds | |
Kullerwoinens Victory and Death | |
Ilmarinens Bride of Gold | |
Ilmarinens Fruitless Wooing | |
Wainamoinens Sailing | |
Birth of the Harp | |
Wainamoinens Harpsongs | |
Capture of the Sampo | |
The Sampo Lost in the | |
Birth of the Second Harp | |
Birth of the Nine Diseases | |
Otso the Honeyeater | |
Louhi Steals Sun Moon and Fire | |
Capture of the Firefish | |
Restoration of the Sun and Moon | |
MariattaWainamoinens Departure | |
Epilogue | |
Glossary | |
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Common terms and phrases
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