Kalevala Mythology is divided into 12 chapters dealing with aspects of the Kalevala: its genesis, its structure, its world view, its shamanism, its myths, its role in Finnish history, etc.
The first in a planned series of audio book versions of The Kalevala has now appeared. Runos 1-3 of The Kalevala, Epic of the Finnish People, have been recited by Börje Vähämäki in English. The CD begins with a sample of the Kalevala in Finnish, both recited and sung by Vähämäki .
National Epic of Finland. Epic narrative poetry, originally published in Finnish in 1849.
Hardcover: 408 pages
The translator, Eino Friberg
Illustration Björn Landström