Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume One - Unknown

CONTENTS OF VOL. I

RUNO

PAGE

[Introduction] vii
[I. Birth of Väinämöinen] 1
[II. Väinämöinen's Sowing] 10
[III. Väinämöinen and Joukahainen] 20
[IV. The Fate of Aino] 35
[V. Väinämöinen's Fishing] 48
[VI. Joukahainen's Crossbow] 55
[VII. Väinämöinen and Louhi] 61
[VIII. Väinämöinen's Wound] 71
[IX. The Origin of Iron] 78
[X. The Forging of the Sampo] 93
[XI. Lemminkainen and Kyllikki] 106
[XII. Lemminkainen's First Expedition to Pohjola] 117
[XIII. Hiisi's Elk] 130
[XIV. Lemminkainen's Death] 137
[XV. Lemminkainen's Recovery and Return Home] 149
[XVI. Väinämöinen in Tuonela] 166
[XVII. Väinämöinen and Antero Vipunen] 177
[XVIII. Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen Travel to Pohjola] 193
[XIX. The Exploits and Betrothal of Ilmarinen] 211
[XX. The Great Ox, and the Brewing of the Ale] 224
[XXI. The Wedding Feast at Pohjola] 240
[XXII. The Tormenting of the Bride] 251
[XXIII. The Instructing of the Bride] 264
[XXIV. The Departure of the Bride and Bridegroom] 286
[XXV. The Home-coming of the Bride and Bridegroom] 300
[Notes to Runos I-XXV] 319

Runo I.—Birth of Väinämöinen

Argument

Prelude (1-102). The Virgin of the Air descends into the sea, where she is fertilized by the winds and waves and becomes the Water-Mother (103-176). A teal builds its nest on her knee, and lays eggs (177-212). The eggs fall from the nest and break, but the fragments form the earth, sky, sun, moon and clouds (213-244). The Water-Mother creates capes, bays, sea-shores, and the depths and shallows of the ocean (245-280). Väinämöinen is born from the Water-Mother, and is tossed about by the waves for a long time until he reaches the shore (281-344).