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9780486447483

Nordic Hero Tales From The Kalevala

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    9780486447483

  • ISBN10:

    0486447480

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-04-21
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
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Summary

Educator James Baldwin specialized in adapting ancient narratives into captivating prose that appeals to modern readers of all ages. In this volume, he recasts the oral traditions of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, into 38 tales of the heroes who lived amid gods and magic.

Table of Contents

I Mistress and Minstrel 1(7)
II The Maid of Beauty 8(5)
III The Graybeard and His Son 13(6)
IV The Wicked Hornet 19(7)
V The Tree of Magic 26(3)
VI The Smithy 29(6)
VII The Tempest 35(4)
VIII The Recipe 39(4)
IX The Caldron 43(7)
X The Forging of the Sampo 50(6)
XI The Homesick Hero 56(7)
XII The Unfinished Boat 63(9)
XIII The Land of Tuonela 72(7)
XIV The Hag of the Rock 79(5)
XV The Hero's Return 84(3)
XVI The Wisdom Keeper 87(6)
XVII The Launching 93(4)
XVIII The Maid of the Morning 97(6)
XIX The Unexpected Journey 103(7)
XX The Friendly Rivals 110(3)
XXI The Barking Dogs 113(6)
XXII The Old Man's Wooing 119(4)
XXIII The Field of Serpents 123(6)
XXIV The Great Pike 129(5)
XXV The Bridegroom's Triumph 134(4)
XXVI The Wedding Feast 138(6)
XXVII The Home Coming 144(3)
XXVIII The Slave Boy 147(8)
XXIX A Dreadful Vengeance 155(4)
XXX The Golden Maiden 159(7)
XXXI The Famine 166(3)
XXXII The Weeping Ship 169(7)
XXXIII The Kantele 176(5)
XXXIV The Triumph of Music 181(6)
XXXV The Flight 187(7)
XXXVI The Pursuit 194(4)
XXXVII The Fate of the Sampo 198(9)
Notes 207

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