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The Kalevala

Elias Lönnrot

Translated by John Martin Crawford

BOOK TYPE
Poetry
READING TIME
At your own pace
WORDS
135,925
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About this book

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

Poetry

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

Edition & source

This edition was prepared by Standard Ebooks. The original EPUB, typography, credits, imprint, colophon and copyright information are retained.

SOURCE PUBLICATION DATE
2022-02-15
SOURCE EDITION UPDATED
2026-08-04
ADDED TO iREADALL
2026-10-13
Edition contributors
  • The League of Moveable Type (tyd)
  • Elias Lönnrot (aut, dto)
  • John Martin Crawford (trl, wpr)
  • Akseli Gallen-Kallela (art)
  • John B. Hare (trc)
  • Carrie R. Lorenz (trc)
  • Distributed Proofreaders (trc)
  • Robin Whittleton (bkp, blw, cov, mrk, pfr, tyg)
  • Weijia Cheng (pfr)
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