#kalevala #finnishmythology
Kalevala is Finland’s national epic. Compiled by Elias Lönnrot in the 1800s, it consists of epic poems of creation, magic, lust, vengeance and death. A story of the sons of Kaleva, the forefather of Finns, it takes the reader to a mythical ancient land filled with monsters and magic, and even to the realm of the dead.

This animated documentary, narrated by Reidar Wasenius (   / reidarwasenius  , introduces the epic and why it was written. In the coming months, we will cover the story of Kalevala on this channel. Stay tuned!

00:00 Intro
00:38 Story
01:33 Why Kalevala was written and who wrote it
02:27 The language of Kalevala
02:48 When was Kalevala released and what impact did it have?
04:16 Discussion

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