Project Gutenberg 2008-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 143 Lönnrot, Elias 1802 1884 Lonnrot, Elias Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell) 1844 1912 Kirby, William Forsell Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume One Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by R. Cedron, V. L. Simpson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume One" by Elias Lönnrot and W. F. Kirby is a national epic of Finland written in the mid-19th century. This collection of poems narrates the rich traditions, mythology, and folklore of the Finnish people, primarily revolving around the legendary hero Väinämöinen and his mystical adventures. The work presents themes of creation, love, tragedy, and the interplay between humanity and nature. The opening of the Kalevala sets the stage for its epic narrative by introducing the origins of its first protagonist, Väinämöinen, born from the Water-Mother after a dramatic series of events involving the Virgin of the Air and a teal that lays golden eggs. The text describes Väinämöinen's interactions with the natural world and his establishment as a culture hero endowed with great wisdom and skills. As the narrative unfolds, it features the adventures of other key characters, including Ilmarinen, the craftsman; Lemminkainen, the charming but reckless hero; and the tragic figure of Kullervo, weaving a rich tapestry of interconnected tales that reflect the mythology and values of Finnish culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Finnish poetry -- Translations into English PH Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 960157 960008 2024-10-11T07:57:22.303308 2023-09-11T10:40:21.913388 text/html text/html 987173 2008-07-02T15:20:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 203896 2008-07-02T15:22:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 284679 2024-10-11T07:58:01.224089 application/epub+zip 291474 2024-10-11T07:57:34.155246 application/epub+zip 287129 2024-10-11T07:57:28.737241 application/epub+zip 748884 2024-10-11T07:58:11.930514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1379969 2024-10-11T07:57:52.951137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1348722 2022-09-12T07:06:07.339088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571810 571698 2024-10-11T07:57:15.339312 2023-09-11T10:40:15.411356 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 570545 2008-07-02T15:12:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 178017 2008-07-02T15:12:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 570553 2008-07-02T15:12:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177942 2008-07-02T15:12:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22204 2024-10-11T07:58:12.144509 application/rdf+xml 15204 2024-10-11T07:57:29.556235 image/jpeg 3424 2024-10-11T07:57:29.147234 image/jpeg 271062 2024-10-11T07:57:22.358282 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia