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Kalevala

Kalevala. A Finnish Folk Epic with 22 795 verses divided into 50 songs. Elias Lönnrot (1802 – 1884). Physician , botanist and linguist Made 11 collecting trips over 15 years Worked to promote the Finnish language. The first collecting trips … Lönnrot set off in April 1828.

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Kalevala

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  1. Kalevala A Finnish Folk Epic with 22 795 verses divided into 50 songs

  2. Elias Lönnrot (1802 – 1884) • Physician, botanistand linguist • Made 11 collectingtripsover 15 years • Worked to promotetheFinnishlanguage

  3. The firstcollectingtrips…Lönnrot set off in April 1828 Thefirst version of Kalevala waspublished in 1835 and the 2nd version thatFinnsreadtodaywaspublished in 1849

  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8UfdehDqm4&list=RDA8UfdehDqm4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8UfdehDqm4&list=RDA8UfdehDqm4

  5. Lemminkäinen sets off to woo Kyllikki, a maiden of Saari Island. He makes merry with the other maidens and abducts Kyllikki. “You might be surrounded by clouds, but you'll be like sunshine to me.” ― Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss

  6. He later abandons her and leaves to woo the maiden of Pohjola. With his singing he bewitches the people of Pohjola to leave the farmhouse at North Farm. Only one person, a cowherd, does not fall under his spell.

  7. Lemminkäinenasks Louhi for her daughter, but Louhi demands that he first hunt and kill the Demon's elk, then the Demon's fire-breathing gelding, and finally the swan in Tuonela River, which is the boundary between this world and the next.

  8. There the vengeful cowherd kills Lemminkäinen and throws his body intothe river.

  9. Lemminkäinen's mother receives a sign of her son's death and goes out in search of him. She rakes the pieces of her son's body out of Tuonela River, sews them back together and elicits help to bring her son back to life.

  10. Kalevala – a major impact on Finnish culture, language and arts Finnish companies use the names of characters: Lähi-Tapiola(insurance and banking) Pohjola(insurance and banking) Lemminkäinen(asphalting, construction company) Kalevala-related place names , such as Tapiola in the city of Espoo. Popular Finnish names :  Sampo, Ilmari or Aino.

  11. Jean Sibelius1865– 1957 Inspirationfrom Kalevala: • Kullervo • Lemminkäinen Suite --one of the four movements: the Swan of Tuonela • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtNWUw0afqI

  12. Amphoris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb2gjwq1WXg

  13. Silentwaters A day's light told me of my son's fateThe sun showed the way, grim and severePulled under the raging waters, my childSank in the drowning currents, my sonMy sonMy son My strength is not enough, my powers failed meI need the heavens help, I ask for thunder's forceI plead for you oh lightning, forge an iron toolA magic rake for dragging, a river for my sonMy son God of fire bring your lightForger of sun help me nowGuardian of the shore will sleep in your warmthLull the folk of cold waterBanish the serpents of the darkTo the river let me go, and fetch my son away Read more: Amorphis - Silent Waters Lyrics | MetroLyrics

  14. Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865 – 1931)Lemminkäisen äiti (Lemminkäinen’sMother)

  15. February 28th is Kalevala DayKalevala Day play at Käpylä Elementary School

  16. Kalevala: Lemminkäinen Jere, Stefan, Santeri

  17. The adventures of Lemminkäinen By Jenni, Julia, Laura & Essi

  18. Lemminkäinen and Kyllikki meet and fall passionately in love.

  19. Butnothinglastsforever. Lemminkäinen isn’thappy with Kyllikki’sbehaviour and theystart to bicker and growapart.

  20. Lemminkäinen getsfedup with hisunhappymarried life, decides to leave Kyllikki and findhimself a new wife.

  21. Lemminkäinen travels North to meet the Vicious Witch of the North calledPohjolan Emäntä. Lemminkäinen asks to marryone of herdaughters.The deviouswitchgives Lemminkäinen threetasks to complete in order to getherdaughter’shand in marriage.

  22. Hisfirst mission is to kill the Devil’sMoose. He succeeds.

  23. The second mission is to slay the Devil’sGelding. Again, he succeeds.

  24. The third and final mission is to kill the sacred Swan of the Underworld, Tuonen Joutsen.

  25. Lemminkäinen tries to putthe Swan of the Underworld to death.

  26. Lemminkäinen fails to kill the Swan and getsattackedby a venomousserpent. Itkillshim.

  27. Lemminkäinen’sconcernedmotherdesperatelytries to findherson.

  28. The desperatemothergoes to the Witch to askwhere Lemminkäinen is. The Witchtellsherthathersoncanbefounddead and in pieces in the River of the Underworld.

  29. Lemminkäinen’smotherrakesup the pieces of herson.

  30. Lemminkäinen’smothersews the pieces of hersonbacktogether and bringshimback to life.

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