[311.] "Ukko's bow" here means the rainbow, broken by the fiery eagle. It may be worth noting that in the Scandinavian Mythology, the sons of Fire (Muspell) are to ride over the rainbow, and break it to pieces, on their way to battle with the gods.
[483.] In the Danish Ballads there are several stories of children speaking in their cradles, but generally to vow vengeance against an enemy.
RUNO XX
[17.] The Great Ox is a stock subject in Finnish and Esthonian ballad literature.
RUNO XXI
[161.] The Glutton or wolverine, a well-known animal in sub-Arctic Europe, Asia, and America.
[182-186.] These civilities sound very Oriental.
[393.] This curious passage may have been partly suggested by the "coats of skin," and "the land flowing with milk and honey" of the Old Testament.