Nordic Hero Tales from the Kalevala

by James Baldwin

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An illustrated retelling, drawn from professional minstrels and from an epic poem called Kalevala, of the adventures of three Finnish heroes who are rivals for the hand of the Maiden of Pohja.

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A collection of stories from Finnish mythology, assembled by educator James Baldwin and drawn from the oral traditions of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala. The Dover edition (0486447480) is an unabridged republication of The Sampo, originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1912, and contains 4 illustrations by N. C. Wyeth.

The stories include:
Mistress and Minstrel
The Maid of Beauty
The Graybeard and His Son
The Wicked Hornet
The Tree of Magic
The Smithy
The Tempest
The Recipe
The Caldron
The Forging of the Sampo
The Homesick Hero
The Unfinished Boat
The Land of Tuonela
The Hag of the Rock
The Hero's Return
The Wisdom Keeper
The Launching
The Maid of the Morning
The Unexpected Journey
The Friendly Rivals
The Barking Dogs
The Old Man's Wooing
The Field of Serpents
The Great Pike
The Bridegroom's Triumph
The Wedding Feast
The Home Coming
The Slave Boy
A Dreadful Vengeance
The Golden Maiden
The Famine
The Weeping Ship
The Kantele
The Triumph of Music
The Flight
The Pursuit
The Fate of the Sampo

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