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Kalevala: The Epic of the Finnish People - Lönnrot, Elias (Editor), and Korpela, Jukka (Introduction by), and Friberg, Eino (Translated by)
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'One of the great mythic poems of Europe' The New York Times Sharing its title with the poetic name for Finland - 'the land of heroes' - Kalevala is the soaring epic poem of its people, a work rich in magic and myth which tells the story of a nation through the ages from the dawn of creation. Sung by rural Finns since prehistoric times, and formally compiled by Elias L???nnrot in the nineteenth century, it is a landmark of Finnish culture and played a vital role in galvanizing its national identity in the decades leading to ...

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Kalevala: The Epic of the Finnish People 2021, Penguin Classics, London

ISBN-13: 9780241403068

Mass-market paperback