num_pages: 679
description: The Kalevala is the great Finnish epic which, like the Iliad and Odyssey, grew out of a rich oral tradition with prehistoric roots. During the first millennium of our era, speakers of Uralic languages (outside the Indo-European group) who had settled in the Baltic region developed an oral poetry that was to last into the nineteenth century. This poetry provided the basis of the Kalevala, assembled by the Finnish scholar Elias Lonnrot and published in its final form in 1849. It played a central role in the process towards Finnish independence and inspired some of the greatest music of Sibelius.
language: Finnish
title: The Kalevala
titlecomplete: The Kalevala
characters: Aino, Hiisi, Ilmarinen, Kalevatar, Louhi, Lemminkäinen, Väinämöinen, Kullervo, Joukahainen
genres: Literature, Classics, Mythology, Finnish Literature, Fiction, Poetry, Folklore, Epic, Fantasy, Scandinavian Literature
ratings_count: 5357
places: Finland
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: Oxford University Press