Kalevala : the Epic Poem of Finland — Complete
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Sharing its title with the poetic name for Finland - 'the land of heroes' - Kalevala is the soaring epic poem of the Finnish people. Born of an ancient tradition of folklore and song, Kalevala is a work rich in magic, cosmic mystery and myth, presenting a story of a people through the ages, from the dawn of creation. Sung by rural Finns since prehistoric times, and formally compiled by Elias Lönnrot in the nineteenth century, it is a landmark of Finnish culture and it played a vital role in galvanizing Finland's national identity in the decades leading up to independence. And yet its tales of ...
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- Kalevala THE EPIC POEM OF FINLAND INTO ENGLISH
- PREFACE
- THE KALEVALA.
- PROEM
- RUNE I. BIRTH OF WAINAMOINEN.
- RUNE II. WAINAMOINEN’S SOWING.
- RUNE III. WAINAMOINEN AND YOUKAHAINEN.
- RUNE IV. THE FATE OF AINO.
- RUNE V. WAINAVOINEN’S LAMENTATION.
- RUNE VI. WAINAMOINEN’S HAPLESS JOURNEY.
- RUNE VII. WAINAMOINEN’S RESCUE.
- RUNE VIII. MAIDEN OF THE RAINBOW.
- RUNE IX. ORIGIN OF IRON.
- RUNE X. ILMARINEN FORGES THE SAMPO.
- RUNE XI. LEMMINKAINEN’S LAMENT.
- RUNE XII. KYLLIKKI’S BROKEN VOW.
- RUNE XIII. LEMMINIKAINEN’S SECOND WOOING.
- RUNE XIV. DEATH OF LEMMINKAINEN.
- RUNE XV. LEMMINKAINEN’S RESTORATION.
- RUNE XVI. WAINAMOINEN’S BOAT-BUILDING.
- RUNE XVII. WAINAMOINEN FINDS THE LOST-WORD.
- RUNE XVIII. THE RIVAL SUITORS.
- RUNE XIX. ILMARINEN’S WOOING.
- RUNE XX. THE BREWING OF BEER.
- RUNE XXI. ILMARINEN’S WEDDING-FEAST.
- RUNE XXII. THE BRIDE’S FAREWELL.
- RUNE XXIII. OSMOTAR THE BRIDE-ADVISER.
- RUNE XXIV. THE BRIDE’S FAREWELL.
- BOOK II
- RUNE XXV. WAINAMOINEN’S WEDDING-SONGS.
- RUNE XXVI. ORIGIN OF THE SERPENT.
- RUNE XXVII. THE UNWELCOME GUEST.
- RUNE XXVIII. THE MOTHER’S COUNSEL.
- RUNE XXIX. THE ISLE OF REFUGE.
- RUNE XXX. THE FROST-FIEND.
- RUNE XXXI. KULLERWOINEN SON OF EVIL.
- RUNE XXXII. KULLERVO AS A SHEPHERD.
- RUNE XXXIII. KULLERVO AND THE CHEAT-CAKE.
- RUNE XXXIV. KULLERVO FINDS HIS TRIBE-FOLK.
- RUNE XXXV. KULLERVO’S EVIL DEEDS.
- RUNE XXXVI. KULLERWOINEN’S VICTORY AND DEATH.
- RUNE XXXVII. ILMARINEN’S BRIDE OF GOLD.
- RUNE XXXVIII. ILMARINEN’S FRUITLESS WOOING.
- RUNE XXXIX. WAINAMOINEN’S SAILING.
- RUNE XL. BIRTH OF THE HARP.
- RUNE XLI. WAINAMOINEN’S HARP-SONGS.
- RUNE XLII. CAPTURE OF THE SAMPO.
- RUNE XLIII. THE SAMPO LOST IN THE SEA.
- RUNE XLIV. BIRTH OF THE SECOND HARP.
- RUNE XLV. BIRTH OF THE NINE DISEASES.
- RUNE XLVI. OTSO THE HONEY-EATER.
- RUNE XLVII. LOUHI STEALS SUN, MOON, AND FIRE.
- RUNE XLVIII. CAPTURE OF THE FIRE-FISH.
- RUNE XLIX. RESTORATION OF THE SUN AND MOON.
- RUNE L. MARIATTA—WAINAMOINEN’S DEPARTURE.
- EPILOGUE
- GLOSSARY
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