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The KalevalaOn the coverLemminkäinen's Mother, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1897
The Kalevala
From the old songs of Finnish villages comes a mythology of world-making and magic: the wise singer Väinämöinen, the rash hero Lemminkäinen, the smith who forges the wondrous Sampo, and the women who shape their fates. Finland’s national epic.
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A strange and beautiful northern mythology of spells, smiths, and shape-shifting, unlike any other epic and a direct inspiration for Tolkien. Read it for a world made of song and snow.
SettingMythic Finland & Karelia
A timeless mythic North of forests, lakes, and long winters, where words are magic and a hero's greatest weapon is the right song sung at the right moment.