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Kalevala. Karelian folklore has found its most; beautiful expression in the Finnish folk epic Kalevala,; which was compiled and published by Elias Lo nn.r o t in; its final form in 1849. Kalevala depicts the fights; between good and evil as symbolized by the struggle; between the hardworking and friendly of Kaleva and; the land of wocked sorcerers, Pohjola .... In; Karelia Lonnrot wrote them down and gave them the; title, Kalevala, or Ancient Karelian Runes from the; Past of the FinniSh Peoples. Kalevala has had a--; powerful influence on Finnish culture, but its; influence is to be felt also beyond Finnish boundaries; [pp. 7 4, 7 5] . |
