Kalevala
The Kalevala is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lonnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling an epic story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and retaliatory voyages between the peoples of the land of Kalevala and Pohjola and their various protagonists and antagonists, as well as the construction and robbery of the mythical wealth-making machine Sampo, while mythology reaches its decision on the coming of Christianity
Picture No
13156822
Media ID
45375159
Size
3382px x 5315px
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Credit
Mary Evans/Peter & Dawn Cope Collection
Source
Artist: Anon. From a European picture postcard
Date
circa 1925
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19th-century Antagonists Compiled Controversies Crescent Elias Epic Finnish Kalevala Karelian Lonnrot Mythical Oral Pohjola Protagonists Retaliatory Sampo Voyages Wealth-making
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