Hero Tales
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About This Book
A homesick hero, a pair of friendly rivals, a triumphant bridegroom, and a golden maiden populate the pages of this treasury, a collection of awe-inspiring stories from Finnish mythology. Assembled by educator James Baldwin, a specialist in adapting ancient narratives into captivating prose, these 38 entrancing tales are drawn from the oral traditions of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala.The Kalevala spans many ages, from the beginning of the earth to the remote past, long before its legends were sung and chanted in humble homes and grand palaces alike. Its tales of heroes and gods cente...
Chapters (24)
- HERO TALES
- NEW YORK
- COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY
- TO
- INTRODUCTION
- HOW APOLLO CAME TO PARNASSUS
- THE HUNT IN THE WOOD OF CALYDON
- THE CHOICE OF HERCULES
- ALPHEUS AND ARETHUSA
- THE GOLDEN APPLE
- PARIS AND CENONE
- HESIONE
- THE STORY
- PARIS AND HELEN
- IPHIGENIA
- THE HOARD OF THE ELVES
- THE FORGING OF BALMUNG
- IDUN AND HER APPLES
- THE DOOM OF THE MISCHIEF-MAKER.
- THE HUNT IN THE WOOD OF PUELLE
- OGIER THE DANE AND THE FAIRIES
- HOW CHARLEMAGNE CROSSED THE ALPS
- WHAT HAPPENED AT RONCEVAUX
- VOCABULARY OF PROPER NAMES
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