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Kalevala: the Epic Poem of Finland

Kalevala: the Epic Poem of Finland

by Elias Lönnrot

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Translator
Crawford, John Martin, 1845-1916
Title
Kalevala : the Epic Poem of Finland — Complete
Credits
Produced by: John B. Hare and Carrie R. Lorenz. Revised by Richard Tonsing.
Language
English
LoC Class
PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures
Subject
Finnish poetry -- Translations into English
Category
Text
eBook-No.
5186
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5186
Release Date
February 1, 2004
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Kalevala THE EPIC POEM OF FINLAND INTO ENGLISH
  2. 2.Contents
  3. 3.PREFACE
  4. 4.PROEM
  5. 5.RUNE I. BIRTH OF WAINAMOINEN.
  6. 6.RUNE II. WAINAMOINEN’S SOWING.
  7. 7.RUNE III. WAINAMOINEN AND YOUKAHAINEN.
  8. 8.RUNE IV. THE FATE OF AINO.
  9. 9.RUNE V. WAINAVOINEN’S LAMENTATION.
  10. 10.RUNE VI. WAINAMOINEN’S HAPLESS JOURNEY.
  11. 11.RUNE VII. WAINAMOINEN’S RESCUE.
  12. 12.RUNE VIII. MAIDEN OF THE RAINBOW.
  13. 13.RUNE IX. ORIGIN OF IRON.
  14. 14.RUNE X. ILMARINEN FORGES THE SAMPO.
  15. 15.RUNE XI. LEMMINKAINEN’S LAMENT.
  16. 16.RUNE XII. KYLLIKKI’S BROKEN VOW.
  17. 17.RUNE XIII. LEMMINIKAINEN’S SECOND WOOING.
  18. 18.RUNE XIV. DEATH OF LEMMINKAINEN.
  19. 19.RUNE XV. LEMMINKAINEN’S RESTORATION.
  20. 20.RUNE XVI. WAINAMOINEN’S BOAT-BUILDING.
  21. 21.RUNE XVII. WAINAMOINEN FINDS THE LOST-WORD.
  22. 22.RUNE XVIII. THE RIVAL SUITORS.
  23. 23.RUNE XIX. ILMARINEN’S WOOING.
  24. 24.RUNE XX. THE BREWING OF BEER.
  25. 25.RUNE XXI. ILMARINEN’S WEDDING-FEAST.
  26. 26.RUNE XXII. THE BRIDE’S FAREWELL.
  27. 27.RUNE XXIII. OSMOTAR THE BRIDE-ADVISER.
  28. 28.RUNE XXIV. THE BRIDE’S FAREWELL.
  29. 29.RUNE XXV. WAINAMOINEN’S WEDDING-SONGS.
  30. 30.RUNE XXVI. ORIGIN OF THE SERPENT.
  31. 31.RUNE XXVII. THE UNWELCOME GUEST.
  32. 32.RUNE XXVIII. THE MOTHER’S COUNSEL.
  33. 33.RUNE XXIX. THE ISLE OF REFUGE.
  34. 34.RUNE XXX. THE FROST-FIEND.
  35. 35.RUNE XXXI. KULLERWOINEN SON OF EVIL.
  36. 36.RUNE XXXII. KULLERVO AS A SHEPHERD.
  37. 37.RUNE XXXIII. KULLERVO AND THE CHEAT-CAKE.
  38. 38.RUNE XXXIV. KULLERVO FINDS HIS TRIBE-FOLK.
  39. 39.RUNE XXXV. KULLERVO’S EVIL DEEDS.
  40. 40.RUNE XXXVI. KULLERWOINEN’S VICTORY AND DEATH.
  41. 41.RUNE XXXVII. ILMARINEN’S BRIDE OF GOLD.
  42. 42.RUNE XXXVIII. ILMARINEN’S FRUITLESS WOOING.
  43. 43.RUNE XXXIX. WAINAMOINEN’S SAILING.
  44. 44.RUNE XL. BIRTH OF THE HARP.
  45. 45.RUNE XLI. WAINAMOINEN’S HARP-SONGS.
  46. 46.RUNE XLII. CAPTURE OF THE SAMPO.
  47. 47.RUNE XLIII. THE SAMPO LOST IN THE SEA.
  48. 48.RUNE XLIV. BIRTH OF THE SECOND HARP.
  49. 49.RUNE XLV. BIRTH OF THE NINE DISEASES.
  50. 50.RUNE XLVI. OTSO THE HONEY-EATER.
  51. 51.RUNE XLVII. LOUHI STEALS SUN, MOON, AND FIRE.
  52. 52.RUNE XLVIII. CAPTURE OF THE FIRE-FISH.
  53. 53.RUNE XLIX. RESTORATION OF THE SUN AND MOON.
  54. 54.RUNE L. MARIATTA—WAINAMOINEN’S DEPARTURE.
  55. 55.EPILOGUE
  56. 56.GLOSSARY

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