Kalevala
The Kalevala is an epic poem which Elias Lönnrot in the 19th century said that he had compiled from Finnish folk sources. It is commonly called the Finnish national epic and is one of the most significant works of Finnish-language literature. The Kalevala is credited with inspiring the nationalism that ultimately led to Finnish independence from Russia in 1917. The name means "land of Kaleva". The text of the Kalevala consists of 22,795 verses, divided into 50 poems or chapters (finnish runot, singular runo, from Germanic rune).
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Writing the Kalevala |
| ► | Characters |
| ► | Contents |
| ► | Influence of the Kalevala |
| ► | The quest for Kalevala |
| ► | See also |
| ► | Sample |
| ► | External Links |
| ► | Books |
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