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The Kalevala

Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawford

Poetryabout 16 hours of listening

The Finnish national epic poem recounting the creation of the Earth and the adventures of its mythical heroes.

Contents

  1. Imprint
  2. Dedication
  3. Preface
  4. Proem
  5. Rune I: Birth of Wainamoinen
  6. Rune II: Wainamoinen’s Sowing
  7. Rune III: Wainamoinen and Youkahainen
  8. Rune IV: The Fate of Aino
  9. Rune V: Wainamoinen’s Lamentation
  10. Rune VI: Wainamoinen’s Hapless Journey
  11. Rune VII: Wainamoinen’s Rescue
  12. Rune VIII: Maiden of the Rainbow
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  1. Rune IX: Origin of Iron
  2. Rune X: Ilmarinen Forges the Sampo
  3. Rune XI: Lemminkainen’s Lament
  4. Rune XII: Kyllikki’s Broken Vow
  5. Rune XIII: Lemminkainen’s Second Wooing
  6. Rune XIV: Death of Lemminkainen
  7. Rune XV: Lemminkainen’s Restoration
  8. Rune XVI: Wainamoinen’s Boat-Building
  9. Rune XVII: Wainamoinen Finds the Lost-Word
  10. Rune XVIII: The Rival Suitors
  11. Rune XIX: Ilmarinen’s Wooing
  12. Rune XX: The Brewing of Beer
  13. Rune XXI: Ilmarinen’s Wedding-Feast
  14. Rune XXII: The Bride’s Farewell
  15. Rune XXIII: Osmotar the Bride-Adviser
  16. Rune XXIV: The Bride’s Farewell
  17. Rune XXV: Wainamoinen’s Wedding-Songs
  18. Rune XXVI: Origin of the Serpent
  19. Rune XXVII: The Unwelcome Guest
  20. Rune XXVIII: The Mother’s Counsel
  21. Rune XXIX: The Isle of Refuge
  22. Rune XXX: The Frost-Fiend
  23. Rune XXXI: Kullerwoinen Son of Evil
  24. Rune XXXII: Kullervo as a Shepherd
  25. Rune XXXIII: Kullervo and the Cheat-Cake
  26. Rune XXXIV: Kullervo Finds His Tribe-Folk
  27. Rune XXXV: Kullervo’s Evil Deeds
  28. Rune XXXVI: Kullerwoinen’s Victory and Death
  29. Rune XXXVII: Ilmarinen’s Bride of Gold
  30. Rune XXXVIII: Ilmarinen’s Fruitless Wooing
  31. Rune XXXIX: Wainamoinen’s Sailing
  32. Rune XL: Birth of the Harp
  33. Rune XLI: Wainamoinen’s Harp-Songs
  34. Rune XLII: Capture of the Sampo
  35. Rune XLIII: The Sampo Lost in the Sea
  36. Rune XLIV: Birth of the Second Harp
  37. Rune XLV: Birth of the Nine Diseases
  38. Rune XLVI: Otso the Honey-Eater
  39. Rune XLVII: Louhi Steals Sun, Moon, and Fire
  40. Rune XLVIII: Capture of the Fire-Fish
  41. Rune XLIX: Restoration of the Sun and Moon
  42. Rune L: Mariatta—Wainamoinen’s Departure
  43. Epilogue
  44. Colophon
  45. Uncopyright

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