The Kalevala

Foreword Dedication Finnish Pronunciation Introduction Select Bibliography THE KALEVALA 1 In the Beginning 2 Felling and Sowing 3 The Singing Match 4 The Drowned Maid 5 The Mermaid 6 A Brother's Revenge 7 The Castaway 8 The Wound 9 Iron and Blood 10 Forging the Sampo 11 A Bond Made 12 A Bond Broken 13 The Demon's Elk 14 Elk, Horse, Swan 15 Resurrection 16 To Build a Boat 17 Inside the Giant 18 The Rivals 19 Vipers, Beasts, Pike 20 Slaughtering and Brewing 21 The Wedding 22 The Laments 23 Instructions and a Warning 24 Departure 25 Homecoming 26 A Perilous Journey 27 Magic and Mayhem 28 Into Hiding 29 Conquests 30 Jack Frost 31 Feud and Serfdom 32 To Guard a Herd 33 The Broken Knife 34 Father and Mother 35 Brother and Sister 36 The Cowbone Whistle 37 The Golden Bride 38 Girl into Gull 39 Sailing to Northland 40 The Pike 41 The Pikebone Kantele 42 Stealing the Sampo 43 Battle at Sea 44 The Birch Kantele 45 Death's Daughter Gives Birth 46 The Bear 47 Fire from Heaven 48 Fishing for Fire 49 Moon and Sun 50 The Newborn King Notes Appendix: Sibelius and the Kalevala