The Kalevala

The Kalevala

Elias Lönnrot, Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry (1802-1884)


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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Preface

- Proem

- Rune I. Birth Of Wainamoinen

- Rune Ii. Wainamoinen's Sowing

- Rune Iii. Wainamoinen And Youkahainen

- Rune Iv. The Fate Of Aino

- Rune V. Wainamoinen'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

- 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 Sheperd

- 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