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The great epic poem of Northern Europe, born deep in the heart of ancient Karelian forests

The Kalevala is the great Finnish epic, which like the Iliad and the Odyssey, grew out of a rich oral tradition with prehistoric roots. During the first millennium of our era, speakers of Uralic languages (those outside the Indo-European group) who had settled in the Baltic region... Read Full Overview

The Kalevala is the great Finnish epic, which like the Iliad and the Odyssey, grew out of a rich oral tradition with prehistoric roots. During the first millennium of our era, speakers of Uralic languages (those outside the Indo-European group) who had settled in the Baltic region... Read Full Overview

The national epic poem of Finland, in the original Finnish.

"The Kalevala" is a collection of Finnish and Karelian poetry, compiled by Elias L nnrot from oral folklore and mythology. L nnrot was a physician, botanist, and linguist, who in 1828 began collecting folk songs and poetry of Finland, traveling extensively in order to obtain... Read Full Overview

The Kalevala is the national saga of Finland. Pieced together (and embellished) by Elias L?nnrot in the late 19th Century, from a traditional story told by rural storytellers. The tales that constitute the Kalevala show signs of great antiquity.--J. B. Hare

The Kalevala is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias L nnrot from Finnish and Karelian oral folklore and mythology.It is regarded as the national epic of Finland and is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature. The Kalevala played an instrumental... Read Full Overview

The Epic Poem of Finland

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Often compared to the epics of Homer, The Kalevala consolidates a rich oral tradition with prehistoric roots. Created only 150 years ago as the tradition was dying out, this Finnish epic presents a rare portrait of an ancient people in both war and peace. The Kalevala played... Read Full Overview

Kalevala is the poetic name for Finland: 'the land of heroes'. Here you'll find the cultural essence of a young country but an old land, the stories, songs and poems that recount the mythical adventures of humankind. Ambition, lust, romance, birth and death can all be found within... Read Full Overview

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