Poetry Lönnrot, Elias: The Kalevala. V1. 18 Apr 2012

The Kalevala an epic poem of Finnish oral folklore and mythology compiled by Elias Lönnrot; translated into English by John Martin Crawford.

The Kalevala is a 19th century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Finnish and Karelian oral folklore and mythology.

It is regarded as the national epic of Finland and is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature. The Kalevala played an instrumental role in the development of the Finnish national identity, the intensification of Finland's language strife and the growing sense of nationality that ultimately led to Finland's independence from Russia in 1917.

The first version of The Kalevala (called The Old Kalevala) was published in 1835. The version most commonly known today was first published in 1849 and consists of 22,795 verses, divided into fifty songs The title can be interpreted as "The land of Kaleva" or "Kalevia". (from Wikipedia)

This ebook contains the 1888 translation of The Kalevala into English by John Martin Crawford. The source for a digital file was Project Gutenberg. I proofed this ebook against a 1910 edition of the text obtained through my local library.

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