The Kalevala is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lonnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology. It is regarded as the national epic of Karelia and Finland and is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature. The compilation was first published in 1849 and consists of 22,795 verses, divided into fifty songs (runes). It was translated into English by J.M. Crawford and published in 1888. -In the Kalevala, the national epic of Finland, we find many traces of the Archaic philosophy Secret Doctrine], some clear and luminous, others more veiled and...
The Kalevala is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lonnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology. It is regarded as ...
