The first version of the Kalevala, called the Old Kalevala, was published in 1835, consisting of 12,078 verses. The version most commonly known today was first published in 1849 and consists of 22,795 …

Kalevala, Finnish national epic compiled from old Finnish ballads, lyrical songs, and incantations that were a part of Finnish oral tradition. The Kalevala was compiled by Elias Lönnrot, who published the …

Mar 23, 2021 · Much like Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, the Kalevala finds its roots in an oral tradition. During a period of famine and cholera in the early nineteenth century, the Finnish physician Elias …

Feb 1, 2004 · "Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland — Complete" by Lönnrot and Crawford is an epic poem composed in the early 19th century that serves as the national epic of Finland.

In reality, the Kalevala is Lönnrot’s epic poem and a 19th-century work of art, although its sources are deep in the folk traditions. Lönnrot created the epic by combining a variety of folk poems from …

The Kalevala is considered to be the national epic of Finland and one of the most significant works of Finnish literature.

Apr 8, 2025 · The Kalevala, compiled and edited by Elias Lönnrot, is the national epic of the Finns. SKS supported the folklore collecting journeys of Lönnrot in Finland and Karelia, and published the works …

The Kalevala is the national saga of Finland. Pieced together (and embellished) by Elias Lönnrot in the late 19th Century, from a traditional cycle told by rural storytellers, the tales which constitute the …

Based on archeological discoveries, the last flourishing period of The Kalevala Heritage took place during the Merovingian era 550 - 800 A.D. There are clear thematic similarities between the …

Sep 18, 2023 · The Kalevala is a piece of literature created by Elias Lönnrot based upon Finnish-Karelian mythology and oral folk poetry from the region of Karelia (a region to the south east of …