Kalevala (Kirby 1907)

by Elias Lönnrot

For other English-language translations of this work, see Kalevala.

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KALEVALA

THE LAND OF HEROES
TRANSLATED FROM

THE ORIGINAL
FINNISH · BY
W·F·KIRBY FLS·FES
VOLUME ONE

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CONTENTS OF VOL. I

RUNO		PAGE
	Introduction	vii
I.	Birth of Väinämöinen	1
II.	Väinämöinen’s Sowing	10
III.	Väinämöinen and Joukahainen	20
IV.	The Fate of Aino	35
V.	Väinämöinen’s Fishing	48
VI.	Joukahainen’s Crossbow	55
VII.	Väinämöinen and Louhi	61
VIII.	Väinämöinen’s Wound	71
IX.	The Origin of Iron	78
X.	The Forging of the Sampo	93
XI.	Lemminkainen and Kyllikki	106
XII.	Lemminkainen’s First Expedition to Pohjola	117
XIII.	Hiisi’s Elk	130
XIV.	Lemminkainen’s Death	137
XV.	Lemminkainen’s Recovery and Return Home	149
XVI.	Väinämöinen in Tuonela	166
XVII.	Väinämöinen and Antero Vipunen	177
XIX.	The Exploits and Betrothal of Ilmarinen	211
XX.	The Great Ox, and the Brewing of the Ale	224
XXI.	The Wedding Feast at Pohjola	240
XXII.	The Tormenting of the Bride	251
XXIII.	The Instructing of the Bride	264
XXIV.	The Departure of the Bride and Bridegroom	286
XXV.	The Home-coming of the Bride and Bridegroom	300
	Notes to Runos I—XXV	319

CONTENTS OF VOL. II

RUNO		PAGE
XXVI.	Lemminkainen’s Journey to Pohjola	1
XXVII.	The Duel at Pohjola	21
XXVIII.	Lemminkainen and his Mother	32
XXIX.	Lemminkainen’s Adventures on the Island	40
XXX.	Lemminkainen and Tiera	55
XXXI.	Untamo and Kullervo	68
XXXII.	Kullervo and the Wife of Ilmarinen	78
XXXIII.	The Death of Ilmarinen’s Wife	92
XXXIV.	Kullervo and his Parents	100
XXXV.	Kullervo and his Sister	106
XXXVI.	The Death of Kullervo	116
XXXVII.	The Gold and Silver Bride	125
XXXVIII.	Ilmarinen’s New Bride from Pohjola	132
XXXIX.	The Expedition against Pohjola	141
XL.	The Pike and the Kantele	152
XLI.	Väinämöinen’s Music	161
XLII.	The Capture of the Sampo	168
XLIV.	Väinämöinen’s New Kantele	194
XLV.	The Pestilence in Kalevala	202
XLVI.	Väinämöinen and the Bear	212
XLVII.	The Robbery of the Sun and Moon	228
XLVIII.	The Capture of the Fire	238
XLIX.	False and True Moons and Suns	248
L.	Marjatta	259
	Notes to Runos XXVI—L	275
	Glossary of Finnish Names	281

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