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Finnish poetry is the poetry from Finland. It is usually written in the Finnish language or Swedish language , but can also include poetry written in Northern Sámi or other Sámi languages . It has its roots in the early folk music of the area, and still has a thriving presence today.
The Kalevala (IPA: [ˈkɑleʋɑlɑ]) is a 19th-century compilation of epic poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, [1] telling an epic story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and retaliatory voyages between the peoples of the land of Kalevala called Väinölä and the land of Pohjola and their various protagonists ...
Finland was then politically controlled by Russia and had previously been part of Sweden. The Kalevala was therefore an important part of early Finnish identity. Beside the collection of lyric poems known as the Kanteletar it has been and still is a major influence on art and music, as in the case of Jean Sibelius. It is a common misconception ...
This is a summary of the cantos of the Kalevala.. The Kalevala is considered the national epic of Finland. [1] It was compiled and edited from the songs of numerous folk singers by Elias Lönnrot [2] while he was a district health officer in eastern Finland, at that time under the governance of Russia as Grand Duchy of Finland.
Kalevala is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Finnish and Karelian oral folklore and mythology. It is regarded as the national epic of Finland and Karelia and is one of the most significant works of Finnic literature.
An A–Z list of List of poets from Finland and poets who have written in the Finnish language with dates of birth and death: This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Runic song [a], also referred to as Rune song, Runo song, or Kalevala song, is a form of oral poetry and national epic historically practiced among the Baltic Finnic peoples. It includes the Finnish epic poems Kalevala and Kanteletar, as well as the Estonian Kalevipoeg.
Elias Lönnrot - author of the Finnish national epic poem Kalevala. Dante Alighieri - author of the Divine Comedy . In medieval times Homer's Iliad was taken to be based on historical facts, and the Trojan War came to be considered as seminal in the genealogies of European monarchies. [ 1 ]