Selections from the Kalevala

ancient minstrel bard BAYARD TAYLOR bear the cruel berries birch bitter weeping boat bosom bride brother cabin comes Aino weeping cruel story cruel tidings daughter enchantment epic falchion father fell in headlong Finland Finnish Finnish mythology fish flintstone forest forever forge the Sampo Frithiof's Saga gold golden cross grudge thee hair harp hastens heaven heroes Hiisi home of lovely homeward Iliad Ilmarinen Jumala Kaleva Kalevala Kullervo legends Lemminkainen Louhi lovely Aino meadows moinen mother mountain mournful Nathan the Wise national epic Never Northland ocean poem pretty maiden's cottage rock shallops silver singeth sledge songs sorrow sought the sea-side Spake in answer stallion stripling sun and moon sword tell the cruel thee not thy thou ancient Wainamoinen thou that bore three in number Titmouse Translated tresses Tuonela Tuoni Untamo unto Waina Wainamoi Wainamoinen sings waves to frolic whiting's sister Wipunen wisdom YALE COLLEGE youthful Youkahainen