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02-27-2014, 06:26 PM | #1 |
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Kalevala Day!
February 28th is Kalavala Day
Let's all marry our sisters, slay dragons and commit suicide! On a more serious note, I never knew (but should have expected) that such a day existed, and it seems - as a primary inspiration and one of the original sources that kicked-off this whole Middle-earth thing anyway - that it's appropriate to have it mentioned here. "Seek for me on Amon Rudh!"
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03-01-2014, 09:10 AM | #2 |
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I thought this would be a good occasion to actually go and read a bit more about what happens in the Kalevala, but all I can find on the web is the epic poem or the summary of such, which doesn't include a Turin story. It's a nice epos, but I really want to read the original Turin story. Does anyone know where it comes in or where to find it?
For lack of the Kalevala, I commemorated the day with exerpts of COH.
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03-01-2014, 04:21 PM | #3 | |
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03-01-2014, 05:15 PM | #5 | |
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Read the edition with the illustrations by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, which are stunning. I don't know if Tolkien knew them, but it's a glorious riot of picture and verse. The edition which first inspired Tolkien to try his hand at Finnish did not have all the illustrations.
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03-02-2014, 12:51 AM | #6 | |
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Maybe one day I'll be able to get a print copy of the Kalevala - right now, I just have a free internet copy. Which is not very interesting to look at. :P
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07-24-2015, 04:19 PM | #7 |
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Related book coming out
I thought I'd post this, to remind people interested in this thread of another one, dealing with the forthcoming release of Tolkien's The Story of Kullervo:
http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=18920 |
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